CONTENTS

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List of Figures
List of Tables
ABSTRACT
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. LITERATURE REVIEW 3
3. GEO-POLYMER
3.1 CONCRETE 5
3.2 AIMS OF THE PROJECT 5
3.3 SCOPE OF THE PROJECT 6
3.4 ABOUT GEO-POLYMERS
3.4.1 Applications of geo-polymers 7
3.4.2 Mixing proportions 7
3.4.3 Manufacture of fresh geo-polymers 8
4. MATERIALS USED
4.1 FLY ASH 9
4.2 ALKALINE LIQUID 10
4.3 WATER 11
4.4 FINE AGGREGATES 12
4.5 COARSE AGGREGATES 13
4.6 FOUNDRY SAND 13
5. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
5.1 INTRODUCTION 15
5.2 PRELIMINARY LABORATORY WORKS 15
5.3 MIXING 16
5.4 CURING 18
5.5 MIX PROPORTIONS 19
5.6 MIX DESIGN FOR M30 GRADE GEO-POLYMER CONCRETE 20
6. TESTS TO BE CONDUCTED
6.1 SLUMP CONE TEST 22
6.2 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST 23
 6.3 WATER ABSORPTION TEST 24
6.4 DURABILITY TESTS
6.4.1 SULPHURIC ACID RESISTANCE TEST 24
6.4.2 HYDROCHLORIC ACID RESISTANCE TEST 25

7. RESULTS
7.1 SLUMP ONE TEST RESULTS 26
7.2 COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH TEST RESULTS 26
7.3 WATER ABSORPTION TEST RESULTS 28
7.4 DURABILITY TEST RESULTS
7.4.1 SULPHURIC ACID RESISTANCE TEST RESULT 29
7.4.2 HYDROCHLORIC ACID RESISTANCE TEST RESULT 29

8. PROPERTIES OF GEO-POLYMER CONCRETE

8.1 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES 30
8.2 FACTORS AFFECTING
8.2.1 Age 30
8.2.2 Curing Time 31
8.2.3 Super-plasticizer 32
8.2.4 Water content in the mix 33
8.3 ECONOMIC CHARECTERISTICS 34
9. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 35
10. FUTURE SCOPE 37
10. REFERENCE 38