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A study on flowability, strength and drying shrinkage properties of one-part AAM cured at ambient temperature

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Alkali-activated materials are conventionally produced by a two-part mixing in which alkalis are used as aqueous solutions that create applicability problems. To overcome the problem, one-part alkali-activated materials (AAM) are being studied. In this study, the influence of aluminosilicate precursors, sodium hydroxide (NaOH), alkaline activators (AA) ratio (Na2SiO3: NaOH), and production method on flowability, compressive and flexural strength, and drying shrinkage properties of one-part AAM was studied. Ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) increased the strength but negatively influenced the flowability and drying shrinkage of the AAM. Fly ash improved the flowability and decreased the drying shrinkage but the material had much lower reactivity at ambient temperature to improve the strength. AA ratio improved the flowability but reduced the strength. High-concentrated NaOH decreased the flowability and strength of the material. One-part AAM had much lower strength compared to conventional and two-part AAM. This is attributed to a lack of better reaction between aluminosilicate precursors and AA in the one-part mixture.

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Acknowledgements

This research was conducted at Kumamoto University, Japan, supported by The Hitachi Global Foundation Ref. RS-15, E-1 March 8, 2019, Kumamoto University, and Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, Indonesia.

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This work was supported by the Hitachi Global Foundation Ref. RS-15, E-1 March 8, 2019, Kumamoto University, and Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember.

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    Mohammad Idris Rasuli

  2. Department of Civil Infrastructure Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Surabaya, Indonesia

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  3. Nippon Koei Co., Ltd, 5-4 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8539, Japan

    Akifumi Yamamura

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Mohammad Idris Rasuli: Conceived and designed the experiments; Analyzed and interpreted the data; Wrote the paper. Yuyun Tajunnisa: Conceived and designed the experiments; Performed the experiments; Analyzed and interpreted the data. Akifumi Yamamura: Performed the experiments; Analyzed and interpreted the data.

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Rasuli, M.I., Tajunnisa, Y. & Yamamura, A. A study on flowability, strength and drying shrinkage properties of one-part AAM cured at ambient temperature. J Build Rehabil 9, 30 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41024-023-00380-5

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