A Brief Analysis of Geopolymer concrete: A New type of Eco-friendly Construction Material for Future

  Sasi Rekha M,  Sumathy S R

The requirement of concrete does not terminate for construction industries as well as human beings. Mainly the production of concrete is the primary need for all kind of construction works. At the same time, the availability of raw materials which are used to make concrete keeps on depleting. In order to eradicate the scarcity of natural resources, the alternate binders like Geopolymer concrete play vital role to replace the conventional concrete. The Geopolymer concrete is an inorganic polymer of alumino-silicates which are activated by the alkaline solution. This paper has thoroughly reviewed the performance of Geopolymer concrete and those properties were compared with the Ordinary Portland Cement Concrete. The compressive strength of Geopolymer concrete for different curing condition, concentration of the alkaline solution, alkaline solution to binder ratio, etc. has been discussed. The microstructural and durability studies were also incorporated in this paper which was summarized from the previous research works.

Keywords- Geopolymer, Alkaline solution, Colloidal Nano silica, Phase changing materials, Ferrogeopolymer, Mechanical properties, Durability, and Microstructural properties.

Unique Identification Number - IJEDR1904039
Page Number(s) - 225-232
Pubished in - Volume 7 | Issue 4 | October 2019
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Publisher - IJEDR (ISSN - 2321-9939)

  Sasi Rekha M,  Sumathy S R,   "A Brief Analysis of Geopolymer concrete: A New type of Eco-friendly Construction Material for Future", International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (IJEDR), ISSN:2321-9939, Volume.7, Issue 4, pp.225-232, October 2019, Available at :http://www.ijedr.org/papers/IJEDR1904039.pdf