Table 2.
Mixture proportions for the preparation of concrete based on the work of Ganesan et al. [58] (note: GPC, geopolymer concrete; SFRGPC, steel-fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete; CC, conventional concrete; SFRC, steel-fiber-reinforced concrete; CA, coarse aggregate; FA, fine aggregate; SP, naphthalene-based superplasticizer). Reproduced with permission from [58], [Construction and Building Materials]; published by [Elsevier], [2015].
| Mix | Steel Fiber (%) |
Fly Ash (kg m−3) |
Sodium Silicate Solution (kg m−3) |
Sodium Hydroxide Solution (kg m−3) |
CA (kg m−3) |
FA (kg m−3) |
Water (kg m−3) | SP (kg m−3) |
Cement (kg m−3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPC | 0 | 408 | 103 | 41 | 1248 | 600 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 0 |
| SFRGPC1 | 0.25 | 408 | 103 | 41 | 1248 | 600 | 16 | 10.2 | 0 |
| SFRGPC2 | 0.5 | 408 | 103 | 41 | 1248 | 600 | 16 | 14.5 | 0 |
| SFRGPC3 | 0.75 | 408 | 103 | 41 | 1248 | 600 | 18 | 14.5 | 0 |
| SFRGPC4 | 1 | 408 | 103 | 41 | 1248 | 600 | 18 | 16 | 0 |
| CC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1266 | 598 | 192 | 0 | 360 |
| SFRC2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1266 | 598 | 192 | 4 | 360 |