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Strength and microstructure of class C fly ash based geopolymer activated with sodium silicate powder

  • Xue Ying Li*
  • , En Zu Zheng
  • , Ya Ding Zhao
  • , Chun Long Ma
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

The compressive strength and microstructural characteristics of class C fly ash based geopolymer activated with sodium silicate powder were investigated. The geopolymer samples with the highest strength 44.6MPa were obtained when the mass ratio of water to milled fly ash (W/F) was 0.28 and then followed by curing at 70°C for 30h. In the XRD patterns, many crystalline zeolithic phases were found. The results of SEM-EXDA indicated that for geopolymer with lower W/F, the structure was more compact and excess calcium played an important role in the form of geopolymeric gel.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Communications and Networks, CECNet 2011 - Proceedings
Pages1672-1675
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Communications and Networks, CECNet 2011 - XianNing, China
Duration: 16 Apr 201118 Apr 2011

Publication series

Name2011 International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Communications and Networks, CECNet 2011 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference on Consumer Electronics, Communications and Networks, CECNet 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityXianNing
Period16/04/1118/04/11

Keywords

  • class C fly ash
  • compressive strength
  • geopolymer
  • microstructural characteristics
  • sodium silicate powder

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