Strength performance of concrete with gold mine tailings-based geopolymer binder
Date of Publication
2018
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with Specialization in Structural Engineering
Subject Categories
Civil Engineering
College
Gokongwei College of Engineering
Department/Unit
Civil Engineering
Thesis Adviser
Mary Ann Q. Adajar
Defense Panel Chair
Andres Winston C. Oreta
Defense Panel Member
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Jonathan R. Dungca
, Miller D. Cutora
Abstract/Summary
Mine tailings are waste materials composed of very fine particles produced through the extraction of minerals from ores. They usually end up in large piles that are detrimental to the health and life of the neighboring communities. Also, the amount of carbon dioxide emissions of cement production poses a great threat to the environment. With that, the use of a geopolymer binder primarily made from mine tailings, as a substitute for cement paste in the production of concrete will be beneficial to the environment and the people. This environment-friendly type of concrete is produced through the geopolymerization process activated through the combination of an aluminosilicate material and an alkaline solution. In this study, the gold mine tailings sample obtained from Benguet was mixed with the alkaline solution, or the combination of the 10-molar sodium hydroxide solution (10M NaOH) and the water glass solution (WGS), to produce the binder. The gold mine tailings-based geopolymer concrete (MTGC) was produced using a combination of WGS-to-10M NaOH ratio and alkaline solution-to-mine tailings (AS-to-MT) ratio obtained through experimental elimination. The elimination process was done by testing several combinations of these ratios in producing geopolymer binder specimens. The combination that produced the geopolymer binder cubes with the highest compressive strength were the AS-to-MT ratio of 0.35 and the WGS-to-10M NaOH solution ratio of 2.5. However, strength test results on the MTGC specimens produced using the said ratios showed lower values of strength compared to that of the conventional concrete. Despite this, however, other applications of the MTGC may still be explored. In addtion, Atterberg limits and grain size distribution experiments, scanning electron microscope (SEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive x-ray flourescence (EDXRF) analyses were also accomplished to obtain more information on the properties and characteristics of the gold mine talings sample, even on a microspcopic level.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU21638
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
xv, 140 leaves : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.
Keywords
Structural engineering; Concrete; Cement
Recommended Citation
Beltran, H., Calicdan, C. L., Duran, T. E., & Ramos, C. G. (2018). Strength performance of concrete with gold mine tailings-based geopolymer binder. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9083