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Development of GGBS-Based Geopolymer Concrete Incorporated with Polypropylene Fibers as Sustainable Materials

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  • Gaurav Thakur

    (Uttaranchal Institute of Technology, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun 248007, India)

  • Yatendra Singh

    (Uttaranchal Institute of Technology, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun 248007, India)

  • Rajesh Singh

    (Uttaranchal Institute of Technology, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun 248007, India)

  • Chander Prakash

    (School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144001, India
    Division of Research and Development, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 144001, India)

  • Kuldeep K. Saxena

    (Department of Mechanical Engineering, GLA University, Mathura 281406, India)

  • Alokesh Pramanik

    (School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Bentley 6102, Australia)

  • Animesh Basak

    (Adelaide Microscopy, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia)

  • Shankar Subramaniam

    (Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Erode 638060, India)

Abstract

Geopolymer concrete, because of its less embodied energy as compared to conventional cement concrete, has paved the way for achieving sustainable development goals. In this study, an effort was made to optimize its quality characteristics or responses, namely, workability, and the compressive and flexural strengths of Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag (GGBS)-based geopolymer concrete incorporated with polypropylene (PP) fibers by Taguchi’s method. A three-factor and three-level design of experiments was adopted with the three factors and their corresponding levels as alkali ratio (NaOH:Na 2 SiO 3 ) (1:1.5 (8 M NaOH); 1:2 (10 M NaOH); 1:2.5 (12 M NaOH)), percentage of GGBS (80%, 90%, and 100%) and PP fibers (1.5%, 2%, and 2.5%). M25 was taken as the control mix for gauging and comparing the results. Nine mixes were obtained using an L9 orthogonal array, and an analysis was performed. The analysis revealed the optimum levels as 1:2 (10 molar) alkali ratio, 80% GGBS, and 2% PP fibers for workability; 1:2 (10 molar) alkali ratio, 80% GGBS, and 2.5% PP fibers for compressive strength; and 1:2 (10 molar) alkali ratio, 80% GGBS, and 1.5% PP fibers for flexural strength. The percentage of GGBS was found to be the most effective parameter for all three responses. The analysis also revealed the ranks of all the factors in terms of significance in determining the three responses. ANOVA conducted on the results validated the reliability of the results obtained by Taguchi’s method. The optimized results were further verified by confirmation tests. The confirmation tests revealed the compressive and flexural strengths to be quite close to the strengths of the control mix. Thus, optimum mixes with comparable strengths were successfully achieved by replacing cement with GGBS and thereby providing a better path for sustainable development.

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  • Gaurav Thakur & Yatendra Singh & Rajesh Singh & Chander Prakash & Kuldeep K. Saxena & Alokesh Pramanik & Animesh Basak & Shankar Subramaniam, 2022. "Development of GGBS-Based Geopolymer Concrete Incorporated with Polypropylene Fibers as Sustainable Materials," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-24, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:17:p:10639-:d:898365
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    Keywords

    geopolymer concrete; Taguchi method; ANOVA; Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag (GGBS); polypropylene (PP) fibers; L9 orthogonal array; sustainability;
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    JEL classification:

    • L9 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities

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