Journal of Materials and Engineering Structures
Volume 12, Numéro 2, Pages 207-228
2025-06-30

Influence Of Aggregate Type And Size On Residual Mechanical Properties Of Post-heated Geopolymer Concrete: Experimental Study And Applications Of Artificial Neural Networks



Authors : Ghazy Mariam F. . Abd Elaty Metwally A. . Taman Mohamed . Mehriz Alaa M. .

Abstract

To mitigate environmental impacts from Portland cement (PC) production, the researcher’s efforts is introducing eco-friendly alternatives such as Geopolymer concrete (GPC). While GPC shows promise, further research is required to understand how fire or elevated temperatures affect GPC’s mechanical properties. This research investigates the effects of elevated temperatures (200℃, 400℃, 600℃, and 800℃) on the residual mechanical properties (compressive, flexural, splitting-tensile strengths, and modulus of elasticity) of ambient-cured fly-ash (FA)-based GPC compared to PC mixtures. The study examined various concrete types (GPC and PC), three coarse aggregate types (basalt, gravel, and crushed dolomite), and three crushed dolomite sizes (40 mm, 20 mm, and 14 mm). Additionally, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models were developed to predict the residual compressive strength of both ambient-cured and heat-cured GPC after exposure to elevated temperatures. Results showed that basalt aggregate significantly enhanced the residual mechanical properties at 800 ℃, outperforming crushed dolomite and gravel in compressive, flexural, splitting-tensile strengths, and modulus of elasticity, with increases of (20%, 80%), (26%, 244%), (10%, 100%), and (14%, 140%), respectively. Moreover, the residual mechanical properties were found to be inversely proportion with max size of coarse aggregate. In addition, using ANN models proved its efficient in predicting the compressive strength for both ambient and heat-cured GPC with R² values of 0.94 and 0.887, respectively.

Keywords

Geopolymer concrete ; Aggregate size ; Elevated temperatures ; Residual strength ; ANN modelling

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