Fiber-reinforced geopolymer composites: A review

N Ranjbar, M Zhang - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2020 - Elsevier
There is a burgeoning interest in the development of geopolymers as sustainable
construction materials and incombustible inorganic polymers. However, geopolymers show …

Fire resistance of geopolymer concrete: A critical review

M Amran, SS Huang, S Debbarma… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although a novel inorganic family of geopolymer concrete (GPC) is a promising building
material. The need for understanding its resistance against fire at high temperatures is …

Natural fibers as an alternative to synthetic fibers in reinforcement of geopolymer matrices: a comparative review

ARG de Azevedo, ASA Cruz, MT Marvila… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Geopolymer materials have been gaining ground in the civil construction sector not only for
having superior physical properties when compared to conventional cement, but also for …

Recent progress in environmentally friendly geopolymers: A review

N Shehata, ET Sayed, MA Abdelkareem - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The manufacturing of cement demand burning of huge quantities of fuel as well as
significant emissions of CO 2 resulting from the decomposition of limestone that …

Impact of fiber reinforcements on properties of geopolymer composites: A review

KZ Farhan, MAM Johari, R Demirboğa - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional Portland cement-based composites are inherently weak under tensile
stresses, due to its high brittleness quotient, and the problem gets further aggravated in …

Natural fiber reinforced high calcium fly ash geopolymer mortar

A Wongsa, R Kunthawatwong, S Naenudon… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigated the properties of high calcium fly ash geopolymer mortars containing
natural fibers. Two types of natural fibers, namely sisal fiber and coconut fiber were …

Mechanical and flexural performance of synthetic fibre reinforced geopolymer concrete

A Noushini, M Hastings, A Castel, F Aslani - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
A comprehensive experimental program was undertaken to analyse the structural and
material characteristics of synthetic fibre reinforced geopolymer concrete. This study focused …

Elevated temperature, freezing-thawing and wetting-drying effects on polypropylene fiber reinforced metakaolin based geopolymer composites

Y Aygörmez, O Canpolat, MM Al-Mashhadani… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, metakaolin-based geopolymer samples produced by substitution of silica fume
and colemanite waste up to 20% were subjected to high-temperature effects at 300, 600 …

Fiber type effect on strength, toughness and microstructure of early age cemented tailings backfill

S Cao, E Yilmaz, W Song - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, an experimental investigation was carried out to study strength, toughness and
microstructural properties of early age cemented tailings backfill (CTB) reinforced with three …

Physical & mechanical properties of fiber reinforced metakaolin-based geopolymer concrete

AB Moradikhou, A Esparham, MJ Avanaki - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
Research on fiber reinforced Geopolymer Concrete (GPC), as a novel type of GPC with
enhanced ductility characteristics has gained interest. In this paper, mechanical and …