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@article{207313,
        author = {Mr. Mohammed Atharuddin and Muthyala Rakesh},
        title = {EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE INCORPORATING GGBS AND SILICA FUME AS BINDER MATERIALS},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {3},
        pages = {298-308},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=207313},
        abstract = {A systematic laboratory investigation was carried out to establish an appropriate mix proportion through preliminary trial batches. Silica fume was incorporated by replacing GGBS at replacement levels of 20%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 80%, and 100%, in addition to a reference mix without replacement. Consequently, seven geopol-ymer concrete mixtures were prepared for evaluation. Standard cube, cylinder, and prism specimens were cast and tested according to the relevant Indian Stand-ard specifications.
The developed mixes were evaluated by determining their compressive strength, split tensile strength, flex-ural strength, modulus of elasticity, density, and car-bonation resistance. The primary objective of this in-vestigation was to examine the influence of silica fume replacement on the structural and durability perfor-mance of GGBS-based geopolymer concrete. Experi-mental observations revealed that higher replacement levels of silica fume generally produced a reduction in compressive, tensile, and flexural strengths compared with the control mix. Furthermore, an economic as-sessment was performed to compare material usage and estimate the cost implications associated with each mix composition.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {August},
        }