Development and Mechanical Testing of Porous-Lightweight Geopolymer Mortar
In this study, a novel porous geopolymer mortar (GP) was produced and tested experimentally. Industrial waste materials/by-products were used as constituents of the GP, along with dune sand. One sample was produced as a control sample for benchmarking. For the rest of the samples, 15%, 30%, and 45%...
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| description | In this study, a novel porous geopolymer mortar (GP) was produced and tested experimentally. Industrial waste materials/by-products were used as constituents of the GP, along with dune sand. One sample was produced as a control sample for benchmarking. For the rest of the samples, 15%, 30%, and 45% by volume, the solid constituents were replaced with expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) beads. These mortar samples were heat cured to depolymerize the EPS to cause porosity inside the samples. Indoor experiments were conducted to evaluate the response of produced porous GP to high heat flux. The porous samples were able to reduce heat transmission across the opposite surfaces. Induced porosity resulted in a decrement in compressive strength from 77.2 MPa for the control sample to 15.8 MPa for 45% porous sample. However, the limit lies within the standards for partitioning walls in buildings and pavements in urban areas to absorb rainwater. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9f49147f7474712bb3047d447b51d5d2023-06-16T15:40:32ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092020-12-01111110.3390/buildings11010001Development and Mechanical Testing of Porous-Lightweight Geopolymer MortarGhulam Qadir0Yasir Rashid1Ahmed Hassan2Esma Vall3Shamsa Saleh4Khadega Salim5School of Civil Engineering, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW 2006, AustraliaFraunhofer Institute for Building Physics, 83626 Valley, GermanyDepartment of Architectural Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551 Al Ain, UAEDepartment of Architectural Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551 Al Ain, UAEDepartment of Architectural Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551 Al Ain, UAEDepartment of Architectural Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, P.O. Box 15551 Al Ain, UAEIn this study, a novel porous geopolymer mortar (GP) was produced and tested experimentally. Industrial waste materials/by-products were used as constituents of the GP, along with dune sand. One sample was produced as a control sample for benchmarking. For the rest of the samples, 15%, 30%, and 45% by volume, the solid constituents were replaced with expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) beads. These mortar samples were heat cured to depolymerize the EPS to cause porosity inside the samples. Indoor experiments were conducted to evaluate the response of produced porous GP to high heat flux. The porous samples were able to reduce heat transmission across the opposite surfaces. Induced porosity resulted in a decrement in compressive strength from 77.2 MPa for the control sample to 15.8 MPa for 45% porous sample. However, the limit lies within the standards for partitioning walls in buildings and pavements in urban areas to absorb rainwater.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/1/1geopolymer mortarporous concreteheat transmission reductionrainwater absorptive pavementsnoise diffusion |
| spellingShingle | Ghulam Qadir Yasir Rashid Ahmed Hassan Esma Vall Shamsa Saleh Khadega Salim Development and Mechanical Testing of Porous-Lightweight Geopolymer Mortar Buildings geopolymer mortar porous concrete heat transmission reduction rainwater absorptive pavements noise diffusion |
| title | Development and Mechanical Testing of Porous-Lightweight Geopolymer Mortar |
| title_full | Development and Mechanical Testing of Porous-Lightweight Geopolymer Mortar |
| title_fullStr | Development and Mechanical Testing of Porous-Lightweight Geopolymer Mortar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and Mechanical Testing of Porous-Lightweight Geopolymer Mortar |
| title_short | Development and Mechanical Testing of Porous-Lightweight Geopolymer Mortar |
| title_sort | development and mechanical testing of porous lightweight geopolymer mortar |
| topic | geopolymer mortar porous concrete heat transmission reduction rainwater absorptive pavements noise diffusion |
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