Investigation of self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer

Self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer was investigated, testing its piezoresistive and thermoelectric behaviour with the acid molar concentration as the variable. Mechanical performance was tested to ensure it is functional structurally and maximum strength of 50...

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Main Author: Goh, Han Sheng
Other Authors: En-Hua Yang
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157745
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description Self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer was investigated, testing its piezoresistive and thermoelectric behaviour with the acid molar concentration as the variable. Mechanical performance was tested to ensure it is functional structurally and maximum strength of 50.74 MPa was achieved using a two-stage curing method (pre-curing at 40C for 24 h and second curing at 60C for 24 h). Piezoresistivity results show that it is comparable to alkali based metakaolin geopolymer with a fractional change of resistance (FCR) of the same order. A maximum gauge factor (GF) of 0.171 was achieved using 6 M of phosphoric acid, and it is proposed that ionic conduction contributes to the piezoresistive behaviour. For thermoelectric behaviour, the magnitude of the Seebeck coefficient is comparable to that of alkali based geopolymer, but several samples displayed inconsistent results, displaying both p-type and n-type behaviour. It is hypothesized that the Seebeck effect is dependent on the ionic conduction and the conduction due to the microstructure.
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spelling ntu-10356/1577452022-06-06T00:25:50Z Investigation of self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer Goh, Han Sheng En-Hua Yang School of Civil and Environmental Engineering EHYANG@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Civil engineering Self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer was investigated, testing its piezoresistive and thermoelectric behaviour with the acid molar concentration as the variable. Mechanical performance was tested to ensure it is functional structurally and maximum strength of 50.74 MPa was achieved using a two-stage curing method (pre-curing at 40C for 24 h and second curing at 60C for 24 h). Piezoresistivity results show that it is comparable to alkali based metakaolin geopolymer with a fractional change of resistance (FCR) of the same order. A maximum gauge factor (GF) of 0.171 was achieved using 6 M of phosphoric acid, and it is proposed that ionic conduction contributes to the piezoresistive behaviour. For thermoelectric behaviour, the magnitude of the Seebeck coefficient is comparable to that of alkali based geopolymer, but several samples displayed inconsistent results, displaying both p-type and n-type behaviour. It is hypothesized that the Seebeck effect is dependent on the ionic conduction and the conduction due to the microstructure. Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 2022-06-04T07:53:58Z 2022-06-04T07:53:58Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Goh, H. S. (2022). Investigation of self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157745 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/157745 en EM-08 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Investigation of self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer
title Investigation of self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer
title_full Investigation of self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer
title_fullStr Investigation of self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer
title_short Investigation of self-sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer
title_sort investigation of self sensing properties of phosphoric acid activated metakaolin geopolymer
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