Study on Flexural Behavior of Fly Ash based Reinforced Rectangular Geopolymer Concrete Slabs

Abstract

Investigations on fly ash based geopolymer reinforced concrete structural elements are still in infant stage. The present investigation is aimed at study on flexural behavior of reinforced rectangular geopolymer slabs. Seven reinforced geopolymer concrete slabs were casted using hand mixing and cured at room temperature. All slabs were tested in 50MTon loading frame and load v/s deflection is noted. Comparison of measured deflections are done with calculated deflections as per IS 456-2000. The comparison indicates close relation between flexural behavior of conventional reinforced cement concrete and reinforced geopolymer concrete.