Geopolymer, an inorganic aluminosilicate material activated by alkaline medium solution, can perform as an inorganic adhesive. The geopolymer technology has a viability to substitute traditional concrete made of portl...Geopolymer, an inorganic aluminosilicate material activated by alkaline medium solution, can perform as an inorganic adhesive. The geopolymer technology has a viability to substitute traditional concrete made of portland cement （PC） because replacing PC with fly ash leads to reduced carbon dioxide emissions from cement productions and reduced materials cost. Although fly ash geopolymer stimulates sustainability, it is slow geopolymerization reaction poses a challenge for construction technology in term of practicality. The development of increasing geopolymerization reaction rate of the geopolymer is needed. The purpose of this study is to evaluate seeding nucleation agents （NA） of fly ash geopolymer that can accelerate polymerization reactions such that the geopolymer can be widely used in the construction industry. Results from the present study indicate that the use of NA （i.e., Ca（OH）2） can be potentially used to increase geopolymerization reaction rate and improve performance characteristics of the fly ash geopolymer product.展开更多
Three-dimensional concrete printing(3DCP)technology begins to be adopted into construction application worldwide.Recent studies have focused on producing a higher concrete quality and offering a user-friendly construc...Three-dimensional concrete printing(3DCP)technology begins to be adopted into construction application worldwide.Recent studies have focused on producing a higher concrete quality and offering a user-friendly construction process.Still,the 3DCP construction cost is unlikely to be lower than that of conventional construction,which is especially important for projects where the cost is sensitive.To broaden the 3DCP construction applications,reduction of the quantity of 3DCP material usage is needed.This work aims to perform structural analysis of several patterns of geometric textured 3DCP shell wall structures.21 different cantilevered textured patterns of 3DCP shell wall structures were architecturally designed and then subjected to structural analysis by a finite element method(FEM).The results indicated that by designing appropriate patterns,the structural performance to weight ratio could be improved up to 300%.The study therefore offers an innovative design process for constructing 3DCP housing and suggests preconstruction analysis methods for 3DCP shell wall structures.展开更多
文摘Geopolymer, an inorganic aluminosilicate material activated by alkaline medium solution, can perform as an inorganic adhesive. The geopolymer technology has a viability to substitute traditional concrete made of portland cement （PC） because replacing PC with fly ash leads to reduced carbon dioxide emissions from cement productions and reduced materials cost. Although fly ash geopolymer stimulates sustainability, it is slow geopolymerization reaction poses a challenge for construction technology in term of practicality. The development of increasing geopolymerization reaction rate of the geopolymer is needed. The purpose of this study is to evaluate seeding nucleation agents （NA） of fly ash geopolymer that can accelerate polymerization reactions such that the geopolymer can be widely used in the construction industry. Results from the present study indicate that the use of NA （i.e., Ca（OH）2） can be potentially used to increase geopolymerization reaction rate and improve performance characteristics of the fly ash geopolymer product.
基金The study was financially supported by Multidisciplinary Research Grant,Faculty of Architecture,Chulalongkorn University and Thailand Science research and Innovation Fund Chulalongkorn University(No.SOC66250010).
文摘Three-dimensional concrete printing(3DCP)technology begins to be adopted into construction application worldwide.Recent studies have focused on producing a higher concrete quality and offering a user-friendly construction process.Still,the 3DCP construction cost is unlikely to be lower than that of conventional construction,which is especially important for projects where the cost is sensitive.To broaden the 3DCP construction applications,reduction of the quantity of 3DCP material usage is needed.This work aims to perform structural analysis of several patterns of geometric textured 3DCP shell wall structures.21 different cantilevered textured patterns of 3DCP shell wall structures were architecturally designed and then subjected to structural analysis by a finite element method(FEM).The results indicated that by designing appropriate patterns,the structural performance to weight ratio could be improved up to 300%.The study therefore offers an innovative design process for constructing 3DCP housing and suggests preconstruction analysis methods for 3DCP shell wall structures.
