Research on eco-friendly alkali activated concrete incorporating industrial wastes

Abstract

In the present scenario, the production of green and sustainable concrete has become a must to substitute the ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete. It is an eminent fact that the manufacture of OPC requires burning of its raw materials which lead to a huge amount of carbon dioxide liberation; thus it requires a large amount of energy dissipation. The concrete produced using alkali activation has become renowned methods to replace the conventional OPC, which gives an answer to find a way to produce environmentally friendly concrete. In the current study, the alkaline activator used to activate the binder was sodium hydroxide solution dispersed in liquid sodium silicate. The utilization of industrial dissipate materials such as GGBS, fly ash, and waste glass powder was used as the binding ingredients, and stone crusher dust was used as fine aggregates. The experimental investigation showed that a quality concrete can be easily produced using alkali activation of industrial wastes satisfying its strength requirements. The statistical models developed shown that there is a significant relationship between various cube and cylinder strengths. Thus alkali-activated concrete(AAC) can effectively reduce the environmental hazards associated with OPC concrete, which also provides an effective way of utilizing major industrial byproducts.