The mechanical properties of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete with alkaline activators

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 409-418

  Ryu, Gum Sung ^a   Lee, Young Bok ^b   Koh, Kyung Taek ^a   Chung, Young Soo ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology   (South Korea)

^b Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alkaline activator; Compressive strength; fly ash; Geopolymer; Hardening mechanism

Indexed keywords

ALKALI-ACTIVATED CONCRETES; ALKALINE ACTIVATORS; GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE; HARDENING MECHANISM; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; POROSITY ASSESSMENTS; SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; FLY ASH; INORGANIC POLYMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORTAR; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ALKALINITY;

EID: 84879064657     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.05.069     Document Type: Article

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