ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF CANASIA GEOPOLYMER PRODUCTS

Project Member(s): Castel, A., Nguyen, Q.

Funding or Partner Organisation: Canasia Australia Pty Ltd
Canasia Australia Pty Ltd

Start year: 2021

Summary: The project aims assessing the performance of Canasia geopolymer products: one geopolymer concrete and one geopolymer coating. Tests will be including basic fresh and hardened properties, durability and shrinkage. The binder is an alkali-activated ground Ferronickel slag (FNS). Natural aggregates are partially replaced by FNS. FNS are supplied by SLN New Caledonia.

Publications:

Nguyen, QD & Castel, A, 'Developing Geopolymer Concrete by Using Ferronickel Slag and Ground-Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag', Ceramics, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 1861-1878.
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FOR Codes: Construction materials, Cement and Concrete Materials

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