Comprehensive Evaluation of the Performance and Environmental Impact of Fly Ash Geopolymer Concrete
LIANG Yongchen1,2, SHI Xiaoshuang1,2,*, ZHANG Cong1,2, ZHANG Tao1,2, WANG Xiaoqi1,2
1 MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China 2 Failure Mechanics & Engineering Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
Abstract: Most of the existing environmental impact assessments of fly ash geopolymer concrete only consider the unilateral factors of environmental benefits, while mechanical properties and durability are important evaluation indicators for materials in engineering applications. Material selection needs to consider its mechanical properties, durability and environmental impact at the same time. In this work, the life cycle evaluation (LCA) method was adopted, and the compressive strength, sulfate resistance and environmental impact were selected as evaluation indicators, and design 9 groups mix of fly ash geopolymer concrete were designed for quantitative analysis of environmental impact and resistance to sulfate erosion. The comprehensive evaluation model is established by grey clustering evaluation method. The results show that: (Ⅰ) the environmental impact of fly ash geopolymer concrete mainly comes from the raw material production stage, accounting for up to 73%. (Ⅱ) The environmental benefits of fly ash geopolymer concrete decrease with the increase of alkali activator dosage, fly ash dosage and the ratio of sodium silicate to sodium hydroxide, and the amount of alkali activator used has the greatest impact on environmental benefits;the larger the compressive corrosion resistance coefficient, the better the sulfate corrosion resistance. (Ⅲ) In the experiment, mix 1 has the best environmental benefit, mix 5 has the best sulfate resistance performance, mix 3 has the best overall performance.
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