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Journal article
Development and Mechanical Testing of Porous-Lightweight Geopolymer Mortar
Buildings (Basel), Vol.11(1), pp.1-13
22/12/2020
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Abstract
In this study, a novel porous geopolymer mortar (GP) was produced and tested experimentally. Industrial waste materials/by-products were used as constituents of the GP, along with dune sand. One sample was produced as a control sample for benchmarking. For the rest of the samples, 15%, 30%, and 45% by volume, the solid constituents were replaced with expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) beads. These mortar samples were heat cured to depolymerize the EPS to cause porosity inside the samples. Indoor experiments were conducted to evaluate the response of produced porous GP to high heat flux. The porous samples were able to reduce heat transmission across the opposite surfaces. Induced porosity resulted in a decrement in compressive strength from 77.2 MPa for the control sample to 15.8 MPa for 45% porous sample. However, the limit lies within the standards for partitioning walls in buildings and pavements in urban areas to absorb rainwater.
Details
- Title
- Development and Mechanical Testing of Porous-Lightweight Geopolymer Mortar
- Creators
- Ghulam Qadir - University of SydneyYasir Rashid - Fraunhofer Institute for Building PhysicsAhmed Hassan - United Arab Emirates UniversityEsma Vall - United Arab Emirates UniversityShamsa Saleh - United Arab Emirates UniversityKhadega Salim - United Arab Emirates University
- Publication Details
- Buildings (Basel), Vol.11(1), pp.1-13
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Number of pages
- 13
- Grant note
- United Arab Emirates University through "Summer Undergraduate Research Experiences (SURE) PLUS Grant-2018"
- Identifiers
- 991013240212902368
- Copyright
- © 2020 by the authors
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article