June 2016 Review Annexure - D
June 2016 Review Annexure - D
June 2016 Review Annexure - D
RESEARCH PLAN
1.0 Research Identification
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2
3
Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Geopolymer Concrete
that should be concerned in making an improvement because it is a key in the all aspect of
society, economics, environment and development. Concretes based on fly ash geopolymers
have been synthesized and characterized. However, limited research can be found in current
literature regarding concrete based on Metakaoline geopolymer.
2.2 The need and importance of the problem
29.1.2. Definition of the problem
Portland cement is the oldest and the most widely manufactured cement. The main reactive
products, during setting, are calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) due to the hydration of
3CaOSiO2 (C3S) and 2CaOSiO2 (C2S).These are usually referred to as C-S-H gel. This is the
most important phase in determining the properties of the cement paste. The exact structure
of C-S-H gel is not known, the PowersBrunauer model suggests that the C-S-H has a layer
structure with a high surface area and similarities to the 1.4-nm tobermorite or jennite.
Geopolymer was a term introduced by Davidovits. This is a broadly termed inorganic
polymer. In the synthesis of geopolymer, the chemical reaction may consist of the following
steps: (1) dissolution of Si and Al atoms from the source material through the action of
hydroxide ions, (2) transportation, orientation or condensation of precursor ions into
monomers, (3) setting or polycondensation/polymerisation of monomers into polymeric
structures. Moreover Aiello et al. and Ivanova et al. mentioned that a supersaturated alumino
silicate solution (SAS) is created and the time for the SAS to form a continuous gel varies
considerably with: raw materials, solution com-position, processing and synthesis conditions.
Geopolymer can be made from fly ash, slag or calcined kaolin (Metakaoline), the later with
high compression strength. Other research has dealt with the kinetics of polymerization of
geopolymers. Geopolymers have received considerable attention from scientists worldwide,
because of their low cost, excellent mechanical and physical properties, low energy
consumption and reduced greenhouse emissions at the elaboration process. Geopolymer
can be used as a binder instead of port- land cement paste, to produce concrete. Concretes
based on fly ash geopolymers have been synthesized and characterized. However, limited
research can be found in current literature regarding concrete based on Metakaoline
geopolymer. Hence a detailed study is planned to evaluate the Stress-Strain properties of
Metakaoline based Geopolymer Concrete with reference to the its influencing Parameters
Viz., Molarity of NaOH solution, Ratio of Na2SiO3 to NaOH and Method of Curing.
2.3 Objective of the Research defined:
The main objectives of the present study are 1. To establish a methodology for performing of Geopolymer Concrete.
Mile Stone
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8
Effort in
Man Months
6
Percentage of
completion
100
Expected Date
of Completion
31-12-2013
3
3
100
100
30-03-2014
31-06-2014
100
31-09-2014
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20
30-06-2016
6
3
0
0
31-12-2016
31-03-2017
3
48
30-06-2017
Hardware Component
Universal Testing Machine
(UTM)
Compression Testing
Machine (CTM)
Concrete Mixture (Pan Type)
Servo controlled (Strain
Controlled) Compressive
Component Description
Quantity
Testing Machine
Testing Machine
Mixture Machine
Testing Machine
1
1
Hardware Component
Computer
Printer
Scanner
Network
Sl
No
1
Network Component
USB Port for internet
Software
Sl
No
1
2
Component
Description
System
System component
System component
Quantity
Component
Description
System Component
Quantity
Software Component
1
1
1
Component
Description
Software
Software
Ms Project
SPS Software
Quantity
1
1
Publisher
Edition
Year
Tata Mc Gral
3rd
2000
Publisher
Frequency
Bi-Monthly
Elsevier
Online
Publisher
Central Library
KLU