Evaluation of the Mechanical Properties of Geopolymers Manufactured in Molds of Different Sizes

Geopolymeric materials have been extensively studied in science due to their properties similar to Portland cementCements. These materials offer ecological and energy advantages due to their production processes. However, there are costly components that are involved, such as those in the activating solution. Another challenge regarding studies involving geopolymersGeopolymer is the absence of standards, in many cases, an adaptation of those used in Portland cementCements is made. In this context, the objective of this work is to produce geopolymeric metakaolinMetakaolin mortarsMortars and investigate the influence of the volumetric reduction of standardized prismatic and cylindrical specimens compared to cementCements. The goal is to determine whether there is a statistical difference in the properties of mechanical resistance to flexion and compression when using smaller and more economical moldsMolds. The moldsMolds have proven to be efficient and have resulted in significant material savings.