This study focusses on upgrading the fresh and hardened properties of fly ash-based geopolymer mix samples such as initial and final setting time, flow table test and compressive strength with the substitution of ground granulated blast furnace slag at varied percentage levels and with different alkali binder ratios. Substitution of slag in geopolymer mix …
These binders were class F fly ash according to ASTM C618, ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) and silica fume. The used fly ash had a specific gravity of 2.2 and 95% of fly ash and slag were passing through the 45 μm sieve. The chemical composition of the used fly ash, GGBS, and silica fume is presented in Table 1. Natural siliceous ...
SEM images of the microstructure of samples with NaOH molarity of 8 M and (a) fly ash and (b) 50% fly ash/50% slag [39]. …
Effect of time on setting of cement mortar. Time has an important role on the strength developed by cement mortar. When a cement sand paste in the ratio 1:3 in water is allowed to dry, the strength of the solid mass keeps on increasing with increase in the time given for setting. It acquires nearly full strength in 28 days. Procedure :- 1.
mentioned were based on low-calcium fly ash. In this research, fresh properties, and strengths including bond strength of high-calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete (HCGC) were investigated. Experimental Details Materials Fly Ash High-calcium fly ash (FA) from Mae Moh power station in Lampang province, Thailand was used in this study. The fly ash
There are 4 combinations of setting time test in this research focusing on setting time of ultra fine fly ash as binder and the use of lime water as mixing water. The combinations are: a. Portland …
The time of setting of fly ash paste is determined by linear interpolation of the penetration time plot [ASTM C191 (2008)]; however, its curve is largely nonlinear, thus, linear interpolation might result in interpretation errors. Most of the research work in the literature has skipped the step of determining the time of setting of fly ash and ...
The setting time using of fly ash was recorded at 295 min, which was significantly reduced to 105 min by adding 5% of GGBFS. It was found that the setting time …
The setting time of MAPC is extended to 25 min when the spherical silica fume content is 20%. Compared with the reference, the setting time increases by 66.7%. With the increase of spherical fly ash content, the setting time of MAPC firstly increases and then decreases, reaching a maximum of 26 min at the spherical silica fume content of 15%.
The aim is to study how the setting time and strength of cement mixtures with sand are affected by the addition of fly ash over time. 3. The procedure involves preparing mixtures of cement, sand, and fly ash in various compositions, allowing the pastes to set in matchboxes while being misted with water, and testing their strength after 3, 7 ...
revealed that the content of CaO in fly ash affected the setting time and early strength development. In three days paste with CaO content more than 20% gain 54% of its 28-day strength. It is caused by both hydration and polymerization reactions. A range of Si to Al ratio contributed to the
The ratio of sodium meta silicate to sodium hydroxide considered in this study is 2.5. The test results indicated that combination of fly ash and GGBS results in decreased final setting time and increased compressive strength. It was also observed that increase in sodium hydroxide increases compressive strength of geopolymer mortar.
Rheology, Setting Time, and Compressive Strength of Class F Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Binder Containing Ordinary Portland Cement. Arash Nikvar-Hassani, Lino ... 0.40, 0.45, and 0.50, respectively, was used in preparing the specimens. The viscosity and setting time of the fresh geopolymer binder were measured by using a coaxial cylinder ...
Fly ash prolongs the setting time either class C or class F ie high calcium or low calcium fly ash because of its low heat of hydration, which prolong the setting time and it results...
Approximately 2.78 Mt of coal fly ash is produced in the Philippines, with a low utilization rate. Using fly ash-based geopolymer for construction will lessen the load sent to landfills and will ...
The results show that with smaller fly ash particles size and higher levels of fly ash replacement, the workability of the mixture was increased with longer setting time. There was an increase in mortar compressive strength with finer fly ash particle size, compared to those with unclassified ones, with the highest strength was found at those ...
Fly ash prolongs the setting time either class C or class F ie high calcium or low calcium fly ash because of its low heat of hydration, which prolong the setting time and it results in low early ...
The input data required for the model are water-cementitious material ratio, fineness, specific gravity, temperature, and the blended oxide ratio: CaO/(SiO2 + Al2O3 + …
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The results show that as the temperature increases, the initial and final setting times decrease for all types of concrete, with fly-ash concrete having the longest setting times. At …
The setting time of concrete should be sufficient enough for concrete to be handled and casted before any sign of setting. The low-calcium class-F fly ash-based geopolymer has a high setting time, which can be reduced significantly by using heat curing [25,41] or by adding GGBFS [25,29]. Evaluating the parameters that influence the setting ...
Is it possible to add fly ash without affecting the concrete setting time? Fly ash doesn't chemically retard setting. But many times fly ash is used in concrete as a cement replacement in combination with a water reducer. These concretes may set more slowly than a …
Geopolymer is produced from the alkali activation of materials rich in Si and Al such as fly ash. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) with high concentration is normally used in geopolymerization. Limited research has been done with low concentration of alkali activator. This study confirms that KOH with low concentration affect the setting time and compressive …
AbstractThis paper investigates the incorporation of ordinary portland cement (OPC) to adjust/improve the workability, setting time, and compressive strength of Class F fly ash (FA)–based geopolymer binder. The geopolymer binder specimens were produced by ...
Fly ash based geopolymer normally gets the optimum strength by heat curing. This is considered as a hindrance to in-situ applications. Therefore, development of fly ash based geopolymer that suitable for ambient curing will widen the application to the concrete structure. This paper reports the results of an experimental study on setting time and development of …
There are 4 combinations of setting time test in this research focusing on setting time of ultra fine fly ash as binder and the use of lime water as mixing water. The combinations are: a. Portland cement and tap water b. High volume raw fly ash and tap water c. High volume ultra fine fly ash and tap water d.
1.1. Setting Time Determining the initial and final setting time of both cement and geopolymer is necessary for in situ applications. The length of time from the moment where the cement makes contact with water to the time where it turns into a paste and begins to lose its plasticity is referred to as its initial setting time [13].
Therefore, a British fall conewas adopted to determine the time of setting of fly ash paste and fly ash–soil mixtures. It suggests that the best starting water-to-fly ash weight ratio should be at its …
Fly ash's pozzolanic reaction often takes longer than the hydration of cement [15,16]. The use of fly ash in the cement paste results in a pozzolanic interaction between the amorphous phase of fly ash and the Ca(OH) 2 produced during the hydration of cement, which produces more C-S-H gel and increases density and strength .
However, when sucrose was used for high-calcium fly ash, sucrose did not prolong the initial setting time but prolonged the final setting time at 1% and 2% of sucrose incorporation [53]. In ...
AbstractIn this paper, setting time, strength and bond of high-calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete were investigated. The high-calcium fly ash was from Mae Moh power plant in northern Thailand. Both sodium silicate solution and sodium hydroxide solution ...
Even at room temperature, with very long setting time for fly ash (more than 10h because is only superficial reaction on spherical particles), while setting time for metakaolin could be long,but ...
1 The Relationships between Setting Time and Early Age Strength of Concrete containing Silica fume, Fly ash and Slag Mahmoud Nili1, Mohsen Tadayon 2, Mojtaba Nili3 1Associate Professor, Civil Eng., Dept., Bu-Ali Sina University Hamedan I.R..Iran 2Assistant Professor, Civil Eng., Dept., Bu-Ali Sina University Hamedan I.R..Iran 3Msc, Civil Eng., Dept., Bu-Ali Sina University …
To provide a comprehensive understanding, this research examines the compressive strength, mineral phase, chemical bonds, and microscopic evolution of fly ash geopolymer mortar incorporating...