GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE
BY : NURAINA AQILAH BINTI SALEH | 2018425168 | 7C1
Introduction / Problem Statement
 Concrete are the major element of the
construction material composed of cement, fine
aggregate, coarse aggregate and water which
required a large production of Portland cement.
 Generally, in cement industry, the production of
cement are not fit in sustainable development
as the usage of raw material are not recycle
and non-renewable.
 In addition, the production of Portland cement
can lead to the global warming as it contributes
to CO2 emissions.
 It can be estimated that I tonne of cement
production can release about 0.87 tonne of
carbon dioxide and 3kg of nitrogen oxide.
(Thamilselvi et al., 2018)
 Therefore, the use of alternative construction
material are needed such as geopolymer
concrete in order to overcome or prevent any
worldwide environmental problem.
 Since Geopolymer concrete does not use any
cement, the production of cement shall be
reduced and hence the pollution of atmosphere
by the emission of carbon dioxide could be
minimized
BASIC CONCEPT
 Geo = Source material of geologival origin
contain of Silicon (Si) and Aluminium (Al) that
can be obtain in fly ash or ggbc
 Polymer = Chain molecule with silicon and
aluminium by polymerization process
 The geopolymers are based on thermally
activated natural materials like Meta Kaolinite
or any industrial waste or byproduct such as fly
ash or slag which contain the source of Silicon
(Si) and Aluminium (Al).
 Then these silicon and aluminium are
dissolved in an alkaline activating solution and
subsequently polymerizes into molecular
chains and become binder
LECTURER: DR WARID WAZIEN BIN AHMAD ZAILANI
SUMMARY OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES PROCEDURE DATA ANALYSIS
Based on (The et al., 2008) 1. PREPARATION OF MIX DESIGN
1. COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
 Quarry dust The density of geo polymer are assume to be
- The compressive strength of geopolymer concrete for each
- Used as fine aggregate 2500kg/m3 and the volume of aggregate is assumed
Gp1, Gp2 and Gp3 are higher than conventional concrete.
 Coarse aggregate 70% of the mass of concrete : 0.70 x 2500 =
The higher used of molarities of sodium hydroxide, the
- Used the size of 12mm and 20mm 1750kg/m3
higher compressive strength of concrete.
 Fly Ash -Coarse aggregate = 1050kg/m3
 Alkaline Solution - Quarry dust = 700kg/m3
- The used of sodium silicate solution and - Fly Ash = 450 kg/m3
sodium hydroxide solution. The mixes of - Alkaline Liquid = 300kg/m3
varying molarities of sodium hydroxide (8M,
10M and 12M) 2. MIXING
2. WORKABILITY TEST
 Super Plasticizer -The quarry dust, coarse aggregate and fly ash are
-The workability of geopolymer concrete is higher than
- Used to improve the workability of fresh being mixed in dry condition for 3-4 minutes.
conventional concrete.
concrete. The super plasticizer complast - The alkaline solution super plasticizer are added into
SP430 are used dry mix and all the material being mixing about 6-8
minutes for proper bonding of all the materials
3. MOULDING
3. COMPARISON
- After mixing, the paste concrete are being put into CONVENTIONAL CONCRETE GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE
the cubes mold with the labeled as GP 1, GP2 and JURNOL
Strength in 27 days Workability Strength in 27 days Workability
Quarry dust Coarse Agg Fly Ash GP 3 Strength study on Geopolymer
Concrete by using fly ash and 29.4N/mm 92mm
Quarry dust (12M)
4. CURING Geopolymer Concrete by using fly
21.46 N/mm -
- The geopolymer concrete cube are being curing ash in construction (12M)
Development of fly ash based 27N/mm3 65mm
by placed it direct under sun-light. The cubes are Geopolymer Concrete pre cast 37.5N/mm 85mm
element (12M / 1:1.7:3.1)
demoulded after 1 days of casting and being placed in
An Experimental study on
the direct sun light for 7 days Geopolymer Concrete (8M, alkaline 27N/mm -
Sodium hydroxide Super Plasticizer solution to fly ash ratio of 0.45)
In pallet Complast SP 430 Study on Geopolymer Concrete 15.6N/mm3 - 27.53N/mm -
 Normal concrete CONCLUSION
(Hydration process)
Cement + Fine Aggregate + Coarse Aggregate +
DISCUSSION  The user-friendly geopolymer concrete gives much advantage
Water  Concrete  The material properties and data analysis is based to the environmental improvement.
on the review paper of “Strength study on  It offer to protect the natural resources by utilizing the
 Geopolymer Concrete(Polymerization process) Geopolymer Concrete by using fly ash and quarry industrial waste or by product which can give harmfulness to
Fly Ash + Fine Aggregate + Coarse Aggregate dust (The et al., 2008) the environment.
+ Alkali Activators  Geopolymer concrete  The data analysis shows the compressive strength  It also reduce rminimize the emission of carbon dioxide as it
does not use any cement
of geopolymer concrete are higher than
 Geopolymer concrete also promising the high early strength,
 Geopolymerization involves the chemical rection of conventional concrete as well as workability
fire resistance and the life structure are greater than
alumino-silicate oxide (Si2O5, Al2O2) with alkali  It shows that the successful of geopolymer concrete conventional concrete
polysilicates yielding polymeric Si-O-Al bonds to replace the conventional concrete
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