Enhancing Performance of Geopolymer Concrete Via Control of Liquid-to-Binder Ratio and Curing Temperature

Geopolymer concrete (GPC) is produced by the utilization of an alkali-activated binder, such as fly ash, GGBS, metakaoline, and other similar materials, instead of cement as the binder in traditional cement concrete. The current study conducted an empirical investigation into the mechanical properties of several glass polymer composites (GPCs). The samples underwent analysis for two parameters, namely the liquid-to-binder (LBR) ratio, which varied between 0.4 and 0.7, and the curing temp., which ranged from 50 to 110 °C. user's text is already academic. The findings of the experiment show that under mechanical conditions, the compressive properties of the design mix reached its optimal value at a liquid binder ratio (LBR) of 0.60 for Oven-cured sample ie. 32.1Mpa. In an alternative scenario, under both ambient and oven curing conditions, it is seen that a ratio of 0.60 LBR gives maximum splitting tensile strength of 3.9Mpa across all types of mixture compositions. During early stages of development, the pace at which strength is gained is directly impacted by the temperature at which the curing process takes place. However, this rate diminishes after the temperature exceeds 100 °C. Compressive strength is max. at 100 °C is 38Mpa and splitting tensile is 5.3Mpa. In general, GPC has environmentally favorable characteristics and can serve as a viable replacement to conventional cement concrete.