Presently, there is considerable interest in developing novel eco-friendly cement materials to promote the sustainability of construction practices. One promising avenue involves employing alkali-activated concrete, wherein conventional Portland cement is substituted, either entirely or partially, with industrial by-products. This method entails activating alumino-silicate materials such as fly ash, GGBS, metakaolin, silica fume, etc., with an alkaline solution and curing them at room temperature. This study illustrates the performance of a newly devised alkali-activated concrete under controlled laboratory conditions. It utilizes maturity sensors to establish the correlation between concrete strength and maturity. These sensors are embedded within cube samples to monitor temperature fluctuations during the curing process over various durations (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 14 days) under standard conditions. The formulation of alkali-activated concrete changes based on the type and concentration of the alkaline activator used. Subsequently, 54 cube samples are meticulously prepared for experimentation to assess concrete strength through both maturity and compression tests. Following compression tests, the actual cube strength is compared with anticipated strengths derived from maturity correlations to assess the effectiveness of the approach. Thus, the maturity method is a way to assess concrete strength by tracking the temperature of the structure.

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Assessing the Performance of Alkali-Activated Concrete Through Maturity Sensors: A Sustainable Approach to Construction Materials

  • Sandeep Thapa,
  • Suhasini Kulkarni,
  • Hardik Solanki

摘要

Presently, there is considerable interest in developing novel eco-friendly cement materials to promote the sustainability of construction practices. One promising avenue involves employing alkali-activated concrete, wherein conventional Portland cement is substituted, either entirely or partially, with industrial by-products. This method entails activating alumino-silicate materials such as fly ash, GGBS, metakaolin, silica fume, etc., with an alkaline solution and curing them at room temperature. This study illustrates the performance of a newly devised alkali-activated concrete under controlled laboratory conditions. It utilizes maturity sensors to establish the correlation between concrete strength and maturity. These sensors are embedded within cube samples to monitor temperature fluctuations during the curing process over various durations (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 14 days) under standard conditions. The formulation of alkali-activated concrete changes based on the type and concentration of the alkaline activator used. Subsequently, 54 cube samples are meticulously prepared for experimentation to assess concrete strength through both maturity and compression tests. Following compression tests, the actual cube strength is compared with anticipated strengths derived from maturity correlations to assess the effectiveness of the approach. Thus, the maturity method is a way to assess concrete strength by tracking the temperature of the structure.