Title Effect of ordinary portland cement and water glass on the properties of alkali activated fly ash concrete /
Authors Bocullo, Vytautas ; Vaičiukynienė, Danutė ; Gečys, Ramūnas ; Daukšys, Mindaugas
DOI 10.3390/min10010040
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Is Part of Minerals.. Basel : MDPI. 2020, vol. 10, iss. 1, art. no. 40, p. 1-10.. ISSN 2075-163X
Keywords [eng] alkali-activated concrete ; compressive strength ; durability ; fly ash ; industrial waste ; ordinary Portland cement
Abstract [eng] This research presents the influence of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and/or water glass addition on fly ash alkali-activated mortar and concrete. The results show that fly ash (FA) concrete activated with a NaOH solution and water glass mixture had better resistance to freeze and thaw, carbonation, alkali-silica reaction (ASR) and developed higher compressive strength and static elastic modulus compared with the FA concrete activated only with an NaOH solution. The addition of OPC contributes to the development of a denser microstructure of alkali activated concrete (AAC) samples. In the presence of water glass and OPC, the compressive strength (52.60 MPa) of the samples increased more than two times as compared with the reference sample (21.36 MPa) without OPC and water glass. The combination of OPC and water glass showed the increased strength and enhanced durability of AAC. The samples were more resistant to freeze and thaw, ASR, and carbonation.
Published Basel : MDPI
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2020
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