Mechanical properties of self-compacting geopolymer concrete containing spent garnet as replacement for fine aggregate

• Main Authors: Mutashar, Habeeb Lateef, Hussin, Mohd. Warid, Mohd Ariffin, Mohd. Azreen, Mirza, Jahangir, Abdul Shukor Lim, Nor Hasanah, Shettima, Ali Umara
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press\ 2017
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/66308/1/MohdWaridHussin2017_MechanicalPropertiesofSelfCompactingGeopolymerConcrete.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/66308/; http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v79.9957
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Millions of tons of spent garnet, a by-product of surface treatment operations, are disposed of in landfills, oceans, rivers, and quarries, among others every year, thus it causes environmental problems. The main objective of this study is to evaluate spent garnet as a sand replacement in concrete p...