Fire Resistance of Geopolymer Concretes

Abstract

This project carried out fire testing of geopolymer concrete specimens and associated laboratory testing. This report focuses on the outcomes of the series of pilot-scale tests on geopolymer concrete panels, which were conducted on a single geopolymer concrete formulation. Geopolymer concrete is derived from coal fly ash and metallurgical slag, which are reacted together with an alkaline "activating solution" (sodium silicate in this case), blended with fine and coarse aggregate (quartz sand and crushed granite in this case) to generate a product which is similar in mechanical properties and general appearance to Portland cement concrete.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 21, 2010
Accession Number
ADA516453

Entities

People

  • John Provis

Organizations

  • University of Melbourne

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Construction Materials
  • Fire Resistance
  • Fly Ash
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Latent Heat
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Pore Pressure
  • Portland Cement
  • Resistance
  • Specific Heat

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.