Durability of Ambient Temperature Cured Geopolymer Concrete Containing Waste Tile Powder and Metakaolin

Subject Areas : Composite materials

Sayed Fazlollah Hashemi ¹ , Leyla Adelzade saadabadi ² , Seyed Esmaeil Mohamamdyan-Yasouj ³

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Received: 2024-09-28 Accepted : 2025-03-18 Published : 2023-09-23

Keywords: Waste tile powder, Metakaolin, Durability, Mechanical properties, geopolymer concrete,

Abstract :

The main objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the mechanical and durability properties of geopolymer concretes that incorporate waste tile powder as a replacement for metakaolin at varying percentages ranging from 0% to 100%. The mixtures were divided into five groups, each with three different levels of sodium silicate to sodium hydroxide ratios of 1, 1.25, and 1.5. Mechanical properties, such as compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and ultrasonic pulse velocity were considered to study the impact of waste tile powder substitution. Additionally, durability of the mixtures was examined by measuring water absorption, electrical resistance, and accelerated chloride ions migration coefficient.  Mineralogy of the geopolymer concrete was analyzed by XRD, and the microstructure was examined using SEM. Results indicate that incorporating 25% waste tile powder as the replacement for metakaolin led to a noteworthy increase in the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and ultrasonic pulse velocity of the geopolymer concretes. In addition, the SEM micrographs results indicated that geopolymer concrete with 25% waste tile powder and 75% metakaolin had smaller micro-cracks in the geopolymer matrix. However, when the proportion of waste tile powder exceeded 50%, mechanical strength of the geopolymer concretes declined.

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