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ABSTRACT In this developing world concrete becomes an integral part as it has to meet the infrastructure needs of the growing population. In this regards, cement manufacturing is one of the major hazard in injecting the carbon di oxide (COz) to the atmosphere. So in turn it becomes a major concer to the environment and replacement of cement in necessary. Necessity of cement replacement provide way for the invention of Geopolymer concrete. Geopolymer concrete uses no cement and it is made with materials that are rich in silica, alumina such as fly ash, rice husk ash (RHA), ete which are waste materials from industries. In this experimental study, rice husk ash is used as the replacement for fly ash in fly ash based Geopolymer concrete to study the influence of RHA on mechanical properties of Geopolymer concrete. Totally six proportions are considered with RHA replacement of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, 100%. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium silicate (NazSiOs) are the alkaline solution used for the mix. ‘The molar concentration considered for the mix varies from 8M-16M of NaOH. Curing of specimens is done by both heat and ambient condition. The results and conclusions in this report are made by considering compressive strength of mortar cube a a major parameter.

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