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The manufacturing of OPC falls as a second cause after the automobile as the main carbon dioxide source that polluted the atmosphere. Nowadays, sustainable development of industrial waste is crucial in building construction. Hence, seeking an alternative option to the current most costly, resource-consuming OPC is inevitable. The introduction of geopolymer has an impact on the environment and is widely used as a replacement for OPC. This research investigated the mechanical performance of fly ash-based geopolymer bricks. OPC was partially replaced by some amount of fly ash with various percentages ranging from 0 to 30%. The bricks were made of OPC, fly ash, sand and water. The test specimens were cubic and cylindrical in shape, which were prepared for the compressive and splitting test, respectively. Both tests were performed in accordance with ASTM C39 and ASTM C496. Cubic specimens were tested for compressive strength at a pace rate of 0.9 kN/mm and cylinder specimens were tested for splitting test at a pace rate of 1 kN/min. The added fly ash has a significant effect on the bricks’ mechanical behaviour. A replacement of OPC with 20% of fly ash gave the highest value compared to 10 and 30% fly ash for both compressive and splitting test. This indicates that the added fly ash as a minor replacement to OPC can improve the characteristics of the bricks, thus can be effectively utilized by the structural industry.
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Padzi, M.M., Zahir, N.S., Ali, M.R.M. (2022). Mechanical Characteristics of Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Bricks. In: Abdullah, S., Karam Singh, S.S., Md Nor, N. (eds) Structural Integrity Cases in Mechanical and Civil Engineering. SDMMS 2020. Structural Integrity, vol 23. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85646-5_14
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