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Utilization of expanded clay aggregates in sustainable lightweight geopolymer concrete

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The lightweight sustainable construction composites prepared with the waste materials are enormously utilized for the construction activities. The geopolymer concrete (GPC) has emerged as the sustainable construction composite and holds potential to get modified as the lightweight composite. To confirm the sustainability attributes and feasibility of the lightweight material for the strength adequacy, the lightweight geopolymer concrete (LWGPC) was prepared with the expanded clay aggregates (ECA) is evaluated for density, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, impact resistance and the ultrasonic pulse velocity response. The sustainability attributes of LWGPC were evaluated by the environment impact assessment (EIA). The objective was to ensure the feasibility of the LWGPC for the lightweight construction applications and the impacts of the composite on the environment. The results showed significant reduction of the density of the composite due to the ECA (0–100% by weight of the natural aggregates). With the replacement of the natural aggregates up to 50% the composite performed fairly well for all the test conditions. The EIA explorations of LWGPC over the GPC showed clear advantages of energy efficiency, reduced CO2 emission on manufacturing and adequate strength properties of the new composite.

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Acknowledgements

The experimental program was fully sponsored by the small research project grants from the Marwadi University, Rajkot. The authors acknowledge the support and help offered by the university in terms of the funding, infrastructural facilities and material procurement. The authors are also thankful to all the colleagues of the project team and the laboratory staff for their contribution to the present study.

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    Ankur Bhogayata & Shemal V. Dave

  2. Applied Mechanics Department, Government Engineering College, Bharuch, Gujarat, India

    Narendra K. Arora

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Bhogayata, A., Dave, S.V. & Arora, N.K. Utilization of expanded clay aggregates in sustainable lightweight geopolymer concrete. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 22, 1780–1792 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-020-01066-7

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