EFFECTS OF SAWDUST ASH ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF

GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE

A Research Capsule Submitted

to the faculty of Department of
Civil Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Cavite State University
Indang, Cavite

In partial fulfillment
of the requirement for the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

RONALD JOSHUA B. PANALIGAN

MARK JASPER O. VILLANUEVA
August 2019
Introduction

Statement of the Problem

The study “Effects of Sawdust Ash on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer

Concrete” aims to answer the following questions

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Sawdust Ash Geopolymer

Concrete?

2. What are the differences between the compressive strength and tensile strength of

Geopolymer Concrete with and without Sawdust Ash?

3. What are the different amounts of Sawdust Ash that will be mixed with Geopolymer

Concrete?

4. How a Geopolymer Concrete with Sawdust Ash does differ from

Geopolymer Concrete without Sawdust Ash economically and environmentally?

Objectives of the Study

The main objective of the study is to know the effects of different amount

of Sawdust Ash to Geopolymer Concrete.

Specifically, it aims to:

1. test different amount of Sawdust Ash that will be mixed to Geopolymer Concrete

2. compare the compressive strength and tensile strength of the Geopolymer

Concrete with different amount of Sawdust Ash

3. know the advantages and disadvantages of using Sawdust Ash in concrete

Scope and Limitation of the Study

The study will focus mainly on testing the effects of Sawdust Ash on

Geopolymer Concrete. The mechanical properties of the Geopolymer Concrete will be

tested, specifically tensile strength and compressive strength. The Geopolymer Concrete

will be subjected to varying amount of Sawdust Ash