Journal
CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
Volume 83, Issue -, Pages 124-130Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.02.008
Keywords
Geopolymers; Alkali-activated cement; Alkali-aggregate; Durability; Pore solution
Funding
- National Science Foundation [CMMI 0926627]
- Federal Highway Administration [DTFH61-13-H-00011]
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To enable commercial use of alkali-activated fly ash concrete, its durability must be better understood. Alkali-silica reaction is a primary concern since highly alkaline solutions are generally used for activation. This study investigated the effect of NaOH activating solution concentration on pore solution alkalinity and subsequent alkali-silica reaction in alkali-activated fly ash concrete. It was found that pore solution alkalinity increased with increasing activating solution NaOH concentration, and this effect was amplified at concentrations above an optimum, defined as the concentration that resulted in the highest mortar compressive strength. Expansion of concrete prisms containing highly reactive fine aggregate and activating solution concentrations above the optimum concentration was approximately three times that of concrete with optimum activating solution concentrations, but only about 5% of the expansion observed in the ordinary portland cement control. The low expansion may be attributed to the low calcium levels in the alkali-activated fly ash concrete. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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