Contribution of Fineness Level of Fly Ash to the Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Mortar

The development of geopolymers has allowed the flash as the substitution of cement in the application of concrete. Therefore, this will be very useful considering the quite abundant by-product materials from power plants burning coal in South Sumatera. However, the untreated fly ash from the source...

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Main Authors: Firdaus, Yunus Ishak, Rosidawani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201710301026
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Yunus Ishak
Rosidawani
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description The development of geopolymers has allowed the flash as the substitution of cement in the application of concrete. Therefore, this will be very useful considering the quite abundant by-product materials from power plants burning coal in South Sumatera. However, the untreated fly ash from the source caused its fineness level unpredictable, whereas the fineness of binder in cementitious material significantly affects the mechanical properties of the harden. Therefore, this study aims to determine the contribution of the fineness level of fly ash to the compressive strength of geopolymer mortar, as well as its excellent composition. Type F fly ash from Tanjung Enim Power Plant was treated by filtering to obtain different fineness levels based on the fall zones of the ash. Activators used in geopolymer mixing were sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) with three activator/fly ash ratios which was 0.25, 0.35 and 0.45. The results showed that the fineness level based on fall zone as well as the activator to fly ash ratio significantly influenced the compressive strength of the geopolymer mortar. The compressive strength of the F4-P4 specimen of geopolymer mortar with zone-4 fly ash and an activator ratio of 0.45 achieved 28.2 MPa at 28 days.
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spelling doaj.art-3284658646604c2b807a8b76864cbfc72022-12-21T23:40:47ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2017-01-011030102610.1051/matecconf/201710301026matecconf_iscee2017_01026Contribution of Fineness Level of Fly Ash to the Compressive Strength of Geopolymer MortarFirdaus0Yunus Ishak1Rosidawani2Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Bina Darma UniversityCivil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Bina Darma UniversityCivil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas SriwijayaThe development of geopolymers has allowed the flash as the substitution of cement in the application of concrete. Therefore, this will be very useful considering the quite abundant by-product materials from power plants burning coal in South Sumatera. However, the untreated fly ash from the source caused its fineness level unpredictable, whereas the fineness of binder in cementitious material significantly affects the mechanical properties of the harden. Therefore, this study aims to determine the contribution of the fineness level of fly ash to the compressive strength of geopolymer mortar, as well as its excellent composition. Type F fly ash from Tanjung Enim Power Plant was treated by filtering to obtain different fineness levels based on the fall zones of the ash. Activators used in geopolymer mixing were sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) with three activator/fly ash ratios which was 0.25, 0.35 and 0.45. The results showed that the fineness level based on fall zone as well as the activator to fly ash ratio significantly influenced the compressive strength of the geopolymer mortar. The compressive strength of the F4-P4 specimen of geopolymer mortar with zone-4 fly ash and an activator ratio of 0.45 achieved 28.2 MPa at 28 days.https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201710301026
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title Contribution of Fineness Level of Fly Ash to the Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Mortar
title_full Contribution of Fineness Level of Fly Ash to the Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Mortar
title_fullStr Contribution of Fineness Level of Fly Ash to the Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Mortar
title_full_unstemmed Contribution of Fineness Level of Fly Ash to the Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Mortar
title_short Contribution of Fineness Level of Fly Ash to the Compressive Strength of Geopolymer Mortar
title_sort contribution of fineness level of fly ash to the compressive strength of geopolymer mortar
url https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201710301026
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