Effectiveness of nano-SiO 2  on the mechanical, durability, and microstructural behavior of geopolymer concrete at different curing ages

Ahmed, Hemn Unis; Mohammed, Azad A.; Mohammed, Ahmed Salih

doi:10.1007/s43452-023-00668-w

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Tytuł artykułu

Effectiveness of nano-SiO₂ on the mechanical, durability, and microstructural behavior of geopolymer concrete at different curing ages

Autorzy

Ahmed Hemn Unis , Mohammed Azad A. , Mohammed Ahmed Salih

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http://www.springer.com/journal/43452

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DOI

10.1007/s43452-023-00668-w

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Abstrakty

The invention and development of new binding construction materials to replace conventional Portland cement are now essential from the perspective of environmental concerns. Geopolymers are a potential solution to this problem. Geopolymers are innovative cementitious materials with the potential to replace Portland cement in manufacturing concrete composites. Nanomaterials offer novel features and performances to geopolymer composites by enhancing the composite's microstructural characteristics by forming extra calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H), sodium-alumino-silicate-hydrate (N-A-S-H), and calcium-alumino-silicate-hydrate (C-A-S-H) gels, as well as the filling nano-pores in the matrix. In this study, extensive experimental laboratory works have been conducted on around 250 geopolymer concrete (GPC) specimens to investigate the effects of adding different dosages (1, 2, 3, and 4%) of nano-silica (NS) on the fresh, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength, stress-strain behaviors, modulus of elasticity, water absorption, rapid chloride permeability, resistance to an acidic environment, and microstructural properties like scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) of geopolymer concrete composites. As a result of the addition of NS, it was found that the largest improvement in compressive strength was occurred at 3% NS, which was 6.3, 13.4, 20.5, 21, and 21.9% at 3, 7, 28, 90, and 180 days, respectively, compared to the control GPC mixture. Also, the maximum improvement in water absorption was nearly similar for 2 and 3% of NS content, which was 32.2 and 38% at 28 and 90 days, respectively, compared to the control GPC mixture. Furthermore, according to SEM observations, the addition of NS improved the microstructural characteristics of the GPC specimens due to the formation of additional geopolymerization products, as revealed by XRD analyses. However, the fresh characteristics of the geopolymer concrete mixtures are reduced due to the addition of NS to the GPC mixtures.

Słowa kluczowe

geopolymer concrete fresh properties mechanical properties durability properties microstructural properties

beton geopolimerowy właściwości mechaniczne właściwości wytrzymałościowe właściwości mikrostrukturalne

Wydawca

Springer
Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Czasopismo

Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

Rocznik

2023

Tom

Vol. 23, no. 2

Strony

art. no. e129, 2023

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 81 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Ahmed Hemn Unis

hemn.ahmed@univsul.edu.iq

Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Civil Engineering Department, Komar University of Science and Technology, Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2391-4895

autor

Mohammed Azad A.

Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

autor

Mohammed Ahmed Salih

Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

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Effectiveness of nano-SiO2 on the mechanical, durability, and microstructural behavior of geopolymer concrete at different curing ages

Effectiveness of nano-SiO₂ on the mechanical, durability, and microstructural behavior of geopolymer concrete at different curing ages