Jeremiah J Jeremiah
Geopolymers as alternative sustainable binders for stabilisation of clays - A Review
Jeremiah, Jeremiah J; Abbey, Samuel J; Booth, Colin A; Kashyap, Anil
Authors
Samuel J Abbey
Colin A Booth
Dr Anil Kashyap Anil.Kashyap@uwe.ac.uk
Head of Department of Geography & Environment
Abstract
The need to transit to greener options in soil stabilisation has revamped research on the use of industrial and agricultural by-products in order to cut down on the current carbon footprint from the use of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and lime related binders for the treatment of problematic soils. This study is a review on the use of geopolymers constituted by alkali activation of several industrial wastes such as pulverised fuel ash (PFA), ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), metakaolin (MK), glass powder (GP), palm oil fuel ash (POFA), silica fume (SF), rice husk ash (RHA), volcanic ash (VA), and marble powder (MP) for the stabilisation of weak clays. The performance of stabilised clays as subgrade and subbase materials for road pavement construction was evaluated by comparing the 7 day UCS of the treated clays with the strength requirement for stabilised materials as outlined in BS EN 16907-4. The result of the study shows that geopolymers can be employed in improving the engineering properties of problematic clays to meet practical applications. Strength improvement was observed in the stabilised clays with increased precursor content, molarity of alkaline activator, and curing period.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 24, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 29, 2021 |
Publication Date | Nov 29, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Nov 29, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 30, 2021 |
Journal | Geotechnics |
Publisher | MDPI |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 439-459 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/geotechnics1020021 |
Keywords | geopolymers; alkaline activator; industrial by-products; stabilisation; subgrade materials; subbase materials; unconfined compressive strength; carbon footprint |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8185592 |
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