Geo Polymer Concrete

Geopolymer concrete
and its use in India

By Ashutosh Rungta
Civil B (Roll 41)
(160904354)
23 September
Manipal Institute of Technology 1
2019
What is Geopolymer Concrete?
 Geo polymer concrete is a fly ash based alkali activated

concrete.
 Cement is completely eliminated by using fly ash and
ground granulated blast-furnace slag.
 Water is used only to initiate the polymerization process
and has no use after the initiation.
 The water gets expelled out while the concrete sets.
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Advantages of Geopolymer Concrete
 Environment friendly.
 More resistant to corrosion and fire.
 High compressive and tensile strengths.
 Gains its full strength quickly.
 Shrinks less than standard concrete.
 Curing at room temperature.
 Industrial byproducts are used efficiently.
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Disadvantages of Geopolymer Concrete
 Lots of precautions are to be taken.

 Costlier than normal concrete
 Procurement of materials is very difficult
 Lack of awareness
 Requirement of skilled engineers and labors
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Precautions to be taken
 Mixing of NaOH with water is a highly exothermic reaction.

 Necessary safety equipment like Full Hand gloves acid/alkali
resistant, Protective Goggles, Gum boots, Full body acid/alkali
resistance apparel
 Placing is a problem because of its quick setting.
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Geo Polymer Roads in India
 CSIR CBRI (50m)

 NTPC Dadri (100m)
 NTPC Ramagundam (500m)
 NTPC Kahalgaon (2.9km)
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Case Study
Client- NTPC Kahalgaon (KhSTPP)
Contractor- Rungta Enterprises
Name of Project- Construction of Geo-Polymer concrete road
along MGR track in NTPC-Kahalgaon (C.No.54714)
Completion Period – 10months
Defect liability period- 12months
Start date of work- 15.07.2019
Length of road – 2.9km
Width of road – 5.5m
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Materials required
 Fly ash
 Slag
 Aggregates
 Sodium Hydroxide
 Sodium Silicate
 Super plasticizer (PCE based)
 Shrink controlling agent
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 Recron 3s PP Fiber
 Epoxy coated Dowel with sleeves & tie bar
 Sealant
 Separation membrane of impermeable plastic sheeting
 Evaporation reducer
 Retarder-Boric Acid
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Scope of work
Construction of Special Type of Concrete, Geo-polymer concrete
(4350m3) (GPC) road from Narayanpur Gate to Br. No.
07 (Kahalgaon end) with M 40 grade concrete of approximate
length of 2.9 Km and width of 5.5 meter. The
GPC road has to be constructed over Granular Sub-Base (GSB)
by providing close graded material conforming
to Grade-II (size range 53 mm to 0.075 mm) having California
bearing Ratio (CBR) value 25 and conforming to
specifications as per MORTH.
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 The scope also includes:
 Sampling of material required for design mix from source of supply
and sending the same to CBRI, Roorkee.
 Testing of material and getting mix design from CBRI, Roorkee.
 Modification of batching plant for its suitability for laying Geo-Polymer
concrete. (Installation of batching plant shall be in the scope of the
contractor)
 Trial mix for geo-polymer concrete M40 for Pavement Quality
Concrete (PQC).
 Fabrication of dowel bars and tie bars as per drawings. (supply of
dowel bars and tie bars are also in the scope of agency)
 Providing & Laying of GSB.
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 Providing & Laying of DLC.
 Providing & Laying of de-bonding layer of polythene sheet
of 125 microns between DLC and Geo-polymer concrete
pavement slab.
 Providing & Laying of PQC
 Groove cutting as per design, sealants in joints, etc.
 Quality control test for DLC as well as PQC as per FQP
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Design of road
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Batching and Mixing
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Curing
As such curing is not required for geo-polymer concrete but

in this projects it has been recommended that evaporation
reducer have to be sprayed on the PQC road and it should
also be covered with wet gunny bags for minimum 14 days.
If little or no amount of GGBS is used steam curing is
preferred at 600-800 C
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References
 NTPC PRESS RELEASE

(https://www.ntpc.co.in/en/media/press-releases/details/geopolymer-
concrete-road-using-ntpc-dadri-fly-ash-netra-and-csir)
 Press release by PSU connect
(https://psuconnect.in/news/NTPC-Demonstrated-the-use-of-fly-ash-based-
Geopolymer-Concrete-for-the-Construction-of-Road/18279/)
 Geo-polymer concrete and its feasibility in India
(https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281272443_GEOPOLYMER_CONCR
ETE_AND_ITS_FEASIBILITY_IN_INDIA)
 Tender documents of NTPC
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Thank You
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Geopolymer concrete

and its use in India

 Geo polymer concrete is a fly ash based alkali activated

 Lots of precautions are to be taken.

 Mixing of NaOH with water is a highly exothermic reaction.

 CSIR CBRI (50m)

As such curing is not required for geo-polymer concrete but

 NTPC PRESS RELEASE

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