Accession Number:

ADA516453

Title:

Fire Resistance of Geopolymer Concretes

Descriptive Note:

Project rept. 11 Sep 2008-11 Nov 2009

Corporate Author:

MELBOURNE UNIV VICTORIA (AUSTRALIA)

Personal Author(s):

• Provis, John

Report Date:

2010-03-21

Pagination or Media Count:

8.0

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.

Descriptors:

• *FIRE RESISTANCE
• *POLYMERS
• *CONCRETE
• PANELS
• FLY ASH
• CERAMIC MATERIALS
• CHEMISTRY
• CEMENTS
• PILOT STUDIES
• AUSTRALIA
• METALLURGY
• COMPOSITE MATERIALS
• SODIUM SILICATES
• MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
• LABORATORY TESTS

Subject Categories:

• Polymer Chemistry
• Ceramics, Refractories and Glass
• Safety Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE