AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESIGATION ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE WITH GLASS FIBRES
Keywords:
Glass fibres, compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexural strength, GPC and OPCCAbstract
Geopolymer concrete is a concrete with a non organic alumina-silicate binder system corresponding to the
hydrated calcium silicate binder system of concrete. It acquires the advantage of rapid strength gain, worthy mechanical
and durability properties, averted water curing. In addition to these aspects they are eco-friendly and competent of being
sustained substitute to the ordinary Portland cement but it exhibits the failure nature homologous to brittle solids. This
restriction may be overcome by fibre reinforcement to intensify their flexural strength. This paper determining the
experimental examination conducted on mechanical properties of geopolymer concrete (GPC) and ordinary Portland
cement concrete (OPCC). A total of twelve mixes were cast, in which six mixes were of GPC and six mixes were of
OPCC with varying percentages of glass fibres from 0,0.5,1,1.5,2 and 2.5 by weigh fraction of binder. The present paper
illustrates the relative study on the mechanical properties of OPCC and GPC accompanied with glass fibres.
