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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 251, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119094
Keywords
Pozzolans; Alkali-activated binder; Chloride penetration; Carbonation; Corrosion resistance; Drying shrinkage
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- Fundamental Research Grant Scheme [FRGS/1/2013/TK06/UKM/01/1]
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This study has investigated the chloride ion penetration, carbonation, corrosion resistance, and drying shrinkage of alkali-activated binders (AABs) that include: (i) AAB-1 being produced from slag, palm oil fuel ash, and rice husk ash while (ii) AAB-2 is composed of slag, fly ash, and rice husk ash, both being activated by 2.5 M sodium hydroxide solution. Chloride ion penetration result revealed a slightly higher value in AAB-1 and AAB-2 mortars than the reference ordinary Portland cement (OPC) mortar when tested in NaCl solution for 270 days. Carbonation depth of AAB mortar was found more than 4.3 times higher than the OPC mortar exposed to accelerated carbonation for 540 h. Half-cell potential readings revealed a similar corrosion resistance for all the mortars after 270 days. However, AAB-1, AAB-2 and OPC mortars showed a shrinkage value of 833, 782 and 474 microstrain, respectively, after 270 days. Therefore, above-mentioned pozzolans with NaOH cannot be recommended to use (solely) as an alternative to OPC in terms of the durability aspects investigated in this study. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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