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4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
4.1 Slump Test
The slump was found using Slump cone Test, for M50 Geo-polymer Concrete, it was
between 75mm to 100mm.
4.2 Compressive strength
10. These tests were carried out in accordance with IS 516-1999 standards conducted on concrete
cylinders of 150 mm diameter and 300 mm length. The cylindrical specimen are placed horizontally
between the loading surfaces of a compression testing machine and the load is applied until failure of
the cylinder along the vertical diameter. The failure load is noted.
13. Determination of flexural strength is essential to estimate the loads at which concrete
members may crack. The specimens are then placed in the machine in such a manner that the load is
applied to the uppermost surface as cast in the mould, along two lines spaced 13.3 cm apart. The axis
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Size of beam = 500x100x100mm
fcr = (Px)/(bxd2)
4.5 DURABILITY TEST
Hydrochloric acid (HCL)
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17. Chloride attack is particularly important because its primarily causes corrosion of
reinforcement. The BIS earlier specified the maximum chloride content in cement as 0.05%. But it
has been revised that the allowable chloride content in cement to be 0.1%.The cubes were cast at the
size of 150x150x150 mm and kept at a room temperature. After 24 hours the cubes were removed
from the mould and immersed in clean fresh water until 28 days after curing the cubes were
immersed in a 5% concentric Hydrochloric acid (HCL), after 14 days and 28 days of curing,
measurement of the weight and the compressive strength of cubes and calculation of durability
factors were completed.
Cubes are placed in Hydrochloric acid
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After removing of cube from Hydrochloric acid
5. FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS
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21. As in the case of Portland Cement Concrete, the properties of constituent materials in the
Geopolymer concrete mixture will influence the physical properties of the hardened concrete. It is
therefore necessary to collect experimental data on the various properties and use the data to
formulate appropriate Codes of practice.
Future research should also focus on the fundamental science of Geopolymer to determine
the mechanism of chemical reaction during setting and hardening
Lot of work needs to be done in durability of Geopolymer concrete before it can be applied in
the industry.
6. CONCLUSION
1. The details of geopolymer material properties, mix design and the comparisons of the harden
concrete properties such as compressive strength, split tensile strength, Flexural strength of
concrete with conventional concrete are studied.
2. The test results show that the use of GGBS based geopolymer concrete increases in
compressive strength by 13.82% as compared with conventional concrete.