By
PADIGA AKHILESH GO6155
VIKAS REDDY MAREPALLY GO6148
PEKETI PADMAKANTH GO6159
⚫Partially replace the cement in
concrete Ex: HIGH VOLUME FLY
ASH CONCRETE
⚫Develop alternative
material Ex:
Geopolymer concrete
⚫Portland cement production is a major
contributor to CO2 emissions as an
estimated 5 TO 8 %of all human- generated
atmospheric CO2 worldwide comes from the
concrete industry.
⚫Production of Portland cement is currently
topping 2.6 billion tons per year worldwide
and growing at 5 percent annually.
⚫Geopolymer concrete has the potential to
substantially curb CO2 emissions
⚫produce a more durable infrastructure
capable of design life measured in
hundreds of years
⚫conserve hundreds of thousands of acres
currently used for disposal of coal
combustion products
⚫protect aquifers and surface bodies of fresh
water via the elimination of fly ash disposal
OPC vs GEO POLYMER
Geopolymer concrete (GPC)
using “fly ash”
✔Greater corrosion resistance,
✔Substantially higher fire
resistance (up to 2400° F),
✔High compressive and tensile
strengths
✔Rapid strength gain, and
lower shrinkage.
✔Greenhouse gas reduction
potential as much as 90 percent
when compared with opc.
⚫Hardened cementations paste made from
flyash and alkaline solution.
⚫Combines waste products into useful
product.
⚫ Setting mechanism depends on
polymerization.
⚫Curing temp is between 60-90 degree.
⚫Source materials :
Alumina-silicate
⚫Alkaline liquids
combination of sodium hydroxide
(NaOH) or potassium hydroxide (KOH)
and sodium silicate or potassium silicate.
Alkaline activator
Fly ash NaOH + Na
Silicate
Aggregate
Geopolymerisation
Stora
ge
⚫Alkaline solutions induce the Si and Al
atoms in the source materials ,example fly
ash , to dissolve.
⚫Gel formation is assisted by applying heat.
⚫Gel binds the aggregates ,and the
unreacted source material to form the
Geopolymer concrete.
. Pan Mixer Used in the Manufacture of
Geopolymer Concrete
Addition of Liquid
Slump Measurement of Fresh Geopolymer
⮚ Cutting the world’s carbon.
⮚ The price of fly ash is low.
⮚ Better compressive strength.
⮚ Fire proof
⮚ Low permeability.
⮚ Eco-friendly.
⮚ Excellent properties within both acid
and salt environments.
⚫Pre-cast concrete products like railway
sleepers, electric power poles, parking
tiles etc.
⚫Marine structures due to resistance against
chemical attacks
⚫Waste containments( fly ash)
⚫FUTURE use IN MAJOR PROJECTS
IN
FUTURE
IN
FUTURE
• Different source
materials
• Properties of soluble
silicate
• Contaminants
• Industry regulations
• New material
The compressive strength of GEOPOLYMER
concrete is about 1.5 times more than that
of the compressive strength with the
ordinary Portland cement concrete, for the
same mix.
⚫Similarly the Geopolymer Concrete
showed good workability as of the
ordinary Portland Cement Concrete.
⚫ Non toxic, bleed free
⚫ Sets at room temperature
⚫ Long working life before stiffening
⚫ Impermeable
⚫ Higher resistance to heat and
resist all inorganic solvents
⚫ Higher compressive strength
⚫The exposure of the geopolymers materials to
the NaCl solution resulted in the consistent
increase in the compressive strength during
the whole period of measurement (720 days)
and the values were as high as 70 Mpa
⚫Almost no corrosion products could be
found on the surface of the geopolymer
A GEOPOLYMERS mortar after the 1.5-year
exposure to the solutions of NaCl
⮚ The reduced CO2 emissions of Geopolymer cements
make them a
good alternative to Ordinary Portland Cement.
⮚ Produces a substance that is comparable to or
better than traditional cements with respect to
most properties.
⮚ Geopolymer concrete has excellent properties
within both acid and salt environments
