Durability properties of sustainable alkali-activated cementitious materials as marine engineering material: A review

G Yang, J Zhao, Y Wang - Materials Today Sustainability, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional cement and concrete production consumes huge amounts of natural resources
and energy, and has a great impact on the ecological environment. Alkali-activated …

Geopolymer as underwater concreting material: A review

FHA Zaidi, R Ahmad, MMAB Abdullah… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Underwater concrete is one of the special types of high-performance concrete in the current
industry which is commonly used to construct bridges, dams and structures whose …

Alkali cation effects on chloride binding of alkali-activated fly ash and metakaolin geopolymers

C Fu, H Ye, K Zhu, D Fang, J Zhou - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, the chloride binding capacity and chloride penetration resistance of alkali-
activated fly ash and metakaolin geopolymers synthesized with various alkali cation types …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure as a key parameter for understanding chloride ingress in alkali-activated mortars

A Runci, J Provis, M Serdar - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate the influence of microstructural properties on the chloride
diffusion resistance of alkali-activated materials (AAMs) based on blast furnace slag and/or …

Effect of seawater on the properties and microstructure of metakaolin/slag-based geopolymers

L Kuang, G Li, J Xiang, W Ma, X Cui - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Metakaolin-based geopolymer has good resistance to seawater erosion, but it often requires
more alkali activators, resulting in higher costs, and its curing time is far greater than that of …

Effects of sodium chloride on the mechanical strength of alkali activated volcanic ash and slag pastes under room and elevated temperatures

P Ghadir, HR Razeghi - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated effects of the sodium chloride on the microstructural and mechanical
properties of alkali activated volcanic ash (VA) and ground granulated blast furnace slag as …

Chloride binding of alkali-activated slag/fly ash cements

J Zhang, C Shi, Z Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of slag/fly ash ratio, Na 2 O concentration, silicate modulus of
activators and water/binder ratio on chloride binding of alkali-activated slag/fly ash cements …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of curing regimes on chloride binding capacity of geopolymer

OA Mayhoub, A Mohsen, YR Alharbi, AA Abadel… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chloride attack on reinforced concrete is considered the most important aspect in concrete
durability investigation. This study is carried out to investigate effect of curing condition on …

[HTML][HTML] Corrosion behavior of the reinforcement in chloride-contaminated alkali-activated fly ash pore solution

Z Zhang, R Chen, J Hu, Y Wang, H Huang, Y Ma… - Composites Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Corrosion performance of the reinforcement was dramatically affected by chemical
compositions of pore solution in alkali-activated fly ash. In this study, the electrochemical …

One year geopolymerisation of sodium silicate activated fly ash and metakaolin geopolymers

Z Sun, A Vollpracht - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents the evolution of mechanical and chemical properties of sodium silicate
activated fly ash and metakaolin geopolymers in one year time scale. The initial curing …