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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 210, Issue -, Pages 198-209Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.03.202
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Fly ash; Ground granulated blast-furnace slag; Nickel slag; Geopolymer; Mechanical property; Microstructure
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- European Commission Research Executive Agency via a Marie Sklodowska - Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange project [689857-PRIGeoC-RISE-2015]
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This paper presents an experimental investigation on the mechanical properties and microstructure of geopolymer concrete mixed using class F fly ash (FA), ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) and high-magnesium nickel slag (HMNS). An optimal combination of FA, GGBS and HMNS was determined using the compressive strength tests of geopolymer (GP) pastes mixed with various different replacements of FA with GGBS and/or HMNS. It was found that the replacement of FA with 20% of GGBS and 10% of HMNS in GP concrete increases the 28-day compressive strength by 100% and the 28-day splitting tensile strength by 58%. The microstructure analysis of the GP concrete using SEM, XRD, and FTIR showed the formation of aluminosilicate amorphous phase in a three-dimensional network. The SEM images revealed a fully compact and cohesive geopolymer matrix, which explains the reason why the mechanical properties of the FA based GP concrete with both GGBS and HMNS are improved. Crown Copyright (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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