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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/acc.2021.11.1.073

Correlation study on microstructure and mechanical properties of rice husk ash-Sodium aluminate geopolymer pastes  

Singh, N. Shyamananda (Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala)
Thokchom, Suresh (Department of Civil Engineering, Manipur Institute of Technology)
Debbarma, Rama (Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Agartala)
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Advances in concrete construction / v.11, no.1, 2021 , pp. 73-80 More about this Journal
Abstract
Rice Husk Ash (RHA) geopolymer paste activated by sodium aluminate were characterized by X-ray diffractogram (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersion X-Ray analysis (EDAX)and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Five series of RHA geopolymer specimens were prepared by varying the Si/Al ratio as 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5. The paper focuses on the correlation of microstructure with hardened state parameters like bulk density, apparent porosity, sorptivity, water absorption and compressive strength. XRD analysis peaks indicates quartz, cristobalite and gibbsite for raw RHA and new peaks corresponding to Zeolite A in geopolymer specimens. In general, SEM micrographs show interconnected pores and loosely packed geopolymer matrix except for specimens made with Si/Al of 2.0 which exhibited comparatively better matrix. Incorporation of Al from sodium aluminate were confirmed with the stretching and bending vibration of Si-O-Si and O-Si-O observations from the FTIR analysis of geopolymer specimen. The dense microstructure of SA2.0 correlate into better performance in terms of 28 days maximum compressive strength of 16.96 MPa and minimum for porosity, absorption and sorptivity among the specimens. However, due to the higher water demand to make the paste workable, the value of porosity, absorption and sorptivity were reportedly higher as compared with other geopolymer systems. Correlation regression equations were proposed to validate the interrelation between physical parameters and mechanical strength. RHA geopolymer shows comparatively lower compressive strength as compared to Fly ash geopolymer.
Keywords
rice husk ash; sodium aluminate; XRD; SEM EDAX; FTIR;
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