Effects of Graphene on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete

With the development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials have been known to have the ability to improve the strength of geopolymer. Recent findings have indicated that incorporation graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) as a nano-filler can be used as an additive to improve the mechanical properties of comp...

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Main Author: Kian Hong, Anderson Chan
Format: Final Year Project
Language: English
Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Published: Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2020
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling utp-utpedia.210532021-09-14T08:30:40Z http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/21053/ Effects of Graphene on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete Kian Hong, Anderson Chan TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) With the development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials have been known to have the ability to improve the strength of geopolymer. Recent findings have indicated that incorporation graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) as a nano-filler can be used as an additive to improve the mechanical properties of composites. Therefore, the effects of the addition of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) on the mechanical properties of a fly ash based geopolymers were investigated. Six different geopolymer mixtures were cast, cured, and tested to determine their compressive and tensile strength. Before adding the GNPs into the mixture, it was dispersed in water with ultrasonication treatment to ensure the excellent bonding effect with the mixture. With the incorporation of GNPs, the results showed better mechanical properties where the addition of 0.3% of GNPs increased the compressive strength by 18.62 % and tensile strength by 13.55 %. Hence, with the optimum addition amount of graphene, the strength of geopolymer can be increased which eventually helps to achieve the long-term durability of structures. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS 2020-09 Final Year Project NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://utpedia.utp.edu.my/21053/1/FYP%20ll%20Dissertation%20Softbound.pdf Kian Hong, Anderson Chan (2020) Effects of Graphene on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete. Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. (Submitted)
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Kian Hong, Anderson Chan
Effects of Graphene on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete
description With the development of nanotechnology, nanomaterials have been known to have the ability to improve the strength of geopolymer. Recent findings have indicated that incorporation graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) as a nano-filler can be used as an additive to improve the mechanical properties of composites. Therefore, the effects of the addition of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) on the mechanical properties of a fly ash based geopolymers were investigated. Six different geopolymer mixtures were cast, cured, and tested to determine their compressive and tensile strength. Before adding the GNPs into the mixture, it was dispersed in water with ultrasonication treatment to ensure the excellent bonding effect with the mixture. With the incorporation of GNPs, the results showed better mechanical properties where the addition of 0.3% of GNPs increased the compressive strength by 18.62 % and tensile strength by 13.55 %. Hence, with the optimum addition amount of graphene, the strength of geopolymer can be increased which eventually helps to achieve the long-term durability of structures.
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author Kian Hong, Anderson Chan
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title Effects of Graphene on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete
title_short Effects of Graphene on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete
title_full Effects of Graphene on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete
title_fullStr Effects of Graphene on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Graphene on Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete
title_sort effects of graphene on mechanical properties of geopolymer concrete
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