Eco-Sustainable Geo-Polymer Concrete: Advancing Green Alternatives For Cement And Sand In Construction
Keywords:
Geo-polymer concrete, CO₂ emission reduction, Green building materials, Ambient curingAbstract
Global warming is a growing environmental crisis, with carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions playing a dominant role in climate change. The cement industry is a major contributor to CO₂ emissions,especially in countries like India, the world’s second-largest cement producer. To combat this, our study explores a sustainable alternative—geo-polymer concrete—by completely replacing cement with fly ash and partially substituting natural river sand with manufactured sand (M-Sand).
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