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Effect of Sulfate Attack on Fly Ash / Slag Geopolymer Mortar

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Last updated: 15 Feb 2025

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Civil Engineering : Construction, traffic engineering, soil, water resources engineering, etc.

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the behavior of fly ash/slag geopolymer mortar (FA/S-GM) exposed to sulfate attack. Four FA/S-GM mixtures with different slag replacement levels (0 - 20% by mass of FA) were prepared. Four more ordinary Portland cement/slag mortar (OPC/S-M) mixtures with the same slag replacement levels were prepared as control specimens. All mortar specimens were immersed in 5% sodium sulfate solution for 52 weeks. Compressive strength, Expansion, weight gain, x-ray diffraction (XRD), and scan electron microscopy (SEM) approaches were conducted throughout this research. The mechanical and physical properties of FA/S-GM were superior to those of OPC/S-M, revealing excellent sulfate resistance. After 52 weeks of sulfate exposure, the compressive strength of FA/S-GM increased while the compressive strength of OPC/S-M decreased when compared to their pre-sulfate strength. FA/S-GM and OPC/S-M had optimal slag contents of 20% and 10%, respectively. XRD and SEM analyses revealed no ettringite or gypsum in FA/S-GM.

DOI

10.21608/svusrc.2025.331401.1245

Keywords

Geopolymer, Expansion, Compressive strength, Slag, Flay ash

Authors

First Name

hany

Last Name

ahmed

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Affiliation

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62511, Egypt

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hany281@yahoo.com

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Volume

6

Article Issue

1

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51304

Issue Date

2025-06-01

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2024-10-28

Publish Date

2025-06-01

Page Start

142

Page End

151

Print ISSN

2785-9967

Online ISSN

2735-4571

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1,585

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SVU-International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Applications

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Effect of Sulfate Attack on Fly Ash / Slag Geopolymer Mortar

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15 Feb 2025