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(2016). The influence of rice husk ash addition on the properties of metakaolin-based geopolymers. The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, 10 (S.3:M4), [406][407][408][409][410][411][412][413][414][415][416][417] Copyright and re-use policy Abstract: This paper investigates the replacement of metakaolin (MK) with rice husk ash (RHA ) in the production of alkaliactivated binders or geopolymers. The influence of the RHA addition on compressive and flexural st rength, as well as water absorption and apparent porosity were determined, in terms of the percentage of RHA in the mixture and molar ratios of the mixes. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Energy Dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) were carried out to assess the changes in the microstructure of the geopolymer matrices with the RHA addition. Results have shown that RHA may be a supplementary precursor for geopolymers. The composition of the geopolymer matrices containing 0-40% RHA is very similar, which indicates that the additional Si provided by RHA is not incorporated to the geopolymer matrix. In addition, geopolymers with RHA content higher than 40% present a plastic behavior, characterized by extremely low strength and high deforma tion, which can be attributed to the formation of silica gel in formulations containing variable Si/Al ratio.