The effect of glass fiber on fresh properties of industrial based geopolymer concrete

Abstract

This research study is primarily focused on evaluating the fresh properties of industrial-based 3D printable geopolymer concrete by adding glass wool strings and glass fibers activated by sodium silicate solution with a molar ratio of 2.4-2.6 (31 % SiO2 and 13 % Na2O). The glass wool strings, and recycled glass fiber are added to industrial-based geopolymer concrete at a dosage of 1 % to 5 % by volume of the concrete. The fresh concrete properties such as open time, setting time and shape stability of industrial-based geopolymer concrete (GPC) with glass wool and glass fibers were compared with those of industrial-based GPC without glass wool strings and glass fibers. The results show that the addition of glass wool increases the setting time of the concrete mix at room temperature. The deformation of the specimens at room temperature decreased by 39 %. The addition of glass fiber in geopolymers also increases the stiffness by 74 % compared to GPC without glass fiber.