Effect of curing on alkalinity and strength of cement-mortar incorporating palm oil fuel ash

Shafigh, Payam and Yousuf, Sumra and Alsubari, Belal and Ibrahim, Zainah (2023) Effect of curing on alkalinity and strength of cement-mortar incorporating palm oil fuel ash. Advances in Concrete Construction, 15 (3). pp. 191-202. DOI https://doi.org/10.12989/acc.2023.15.3.191.

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Abstract

Palm oil fuel ash (POFA) is a newly emerging pozzolanic material having high amount of silica content. Various forms of POFA were used in cement-based materials (CBMs) in replacement of cement in different dosages of low and high volume. Although, there are many researches on POFA to be used in concrete and mortar, however, this material was not practically used in the construction industry. Engineers and designers need to be confident to use any new developed materials by knowing all engineering properties at short and long terms. As durability concern, concrete pH value is one of the most important properties. Portland cement produces are alkaline initially, however, it may be reduced due to aging and its components. It is believed that by incorporation of supplementary cementitious materials in CBMs the pH value reduces due to utilization of Ca(OH)2 in pozzolanic reaction. This study is the first attempts to understand the pH value of mortars containing up to 30% POFA under different curing conditions and its changes with time. The results were also compared with the pH of ground granulated ballast furnace slag (GGBFS) and fly ash (FA) content mortars. In addition, the compressive strength of different mortars under different curing conditions were also studied. The results showed that the pH value of control mix (without cementitious materials) was more than all the blended cement mortars indifferent curing conditions at the same ages. However, there was a reducing trend in the pH value of all mortar mixes containing POFA.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Cementitious materials; Compressive strength; Curing; Durability; Palm oil fuel ash; pH value
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering > Department of Civil Engineering
Depositing User: Ms Zaharah Ramly
Date Deposited: 01 Nov 2024 02:54
Last Modified: 01 Nov 2024 02:54
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/38553

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