Sustainable Development and Performance Evaluation of Marble-Waste-Based Geopolymer Concrete

• Main Authors: Wei-Hao Lee, Kae-Long Lin, Ting-Hsuan Chang, Yung-Chin Ding, Ta-Wui Cheng
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
• Series: Polymers
• Subjects: geopolymers; geopolymerization; waste; marble; recycling; concrete
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/9/1924

The key objective of this study was to develop marble-based geopolymer concrete and examine the viability of its application as a sustainable structural material for the construction industry. The results of the research demonstrated that marble-based geopolymer concrete can be developed, and its physical/mechanical properties were shown to have a very good performance. According to various experimental tests and a large-scale ready-mixed plant test, it was found that the marble-based geopolymer concrete displayed a good workability and was not easily influenced by temperature changes. The results showed that marble-based geopolymer concrete has an excellent potential for further engineering development in the future.