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Wahid Ferdous

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Geopolymer Concrete-Filled Pultruded Composite Beams – Concrete Mix Design And Application, Wahid Ferdous, Allan Manalo, Amar Khennane, Obada Kayali Mar 2015

Geopolymer Concrete-Filled Pultruded Composite Beams – Concrete Mix Design And Application, Wahid Ferdous, Allan Manalo, Amar Khennane, Obada Kayali

Wahid Ferdous

The limited research on the geopolymer concrete mix design for targeting a specific strength is identified an obstacle for their effective design and wide use. In this paper, a mix design procedure has been proposed for fly-ash based geopolymer concrete and its use as infill hybrid composite beam is investigated. Then, the structural performance of geopolymer concrete filled hybrid composite beam is investigated to determine their possible application in civil infrastructure. Firstly, a detailed procedure of mix design for fly-ash based geopolymer concrete is presented. Secondly, three hybrid beams filled with geopolymer concrete were prepared and tested in a four-point …

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Benefits Of Geopolymer Concrete-Filled Frp Beams And Its Flexural Behavior, Wahid Ferdous, Allan Manalo, Amar Khennane, Obada Kayali Apr 2014

Benefits Of Geopolymer Concrete-Filled Frp Beams And Its Flexural Behavior, Wahid Ferdous, Allan Manalo, Amar Khennane, Obada Kayali

Wahid Ferdous

This paper highlighted the shortcomings of Portland cement concrete and showed how geopolymer concrete can overcome those problems. It also investigated the flexural behaviour of three beams manufactured from rectangular hollow pultruded composite profile filled with fly ash based geopolymer concrete and tested under four-point bending. Their strength and stiffness are determined and confirmed with the Strand7 finite element simulation. The result of the experimental investigation and numerical simulations indicates the possible application of geopolymer concrete filled FRP beams in civil infrastructure.

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Hybrid Frp-Concrete Railway Sleeper, Wahid Ferdous, Amar Khennane, Obada Kayali Sep 2013

Hybrid Frp-Concrete Railway Sleeper, Wahid Ferdous, Amar Khennane, Obada Kayali

Wahid Ferdous

The aim of this research was to investigate the feasibility of a hybrid FRP-concrete beam as a rail sleeper. It was hoped that the new design would overcome some of the sustainability issues associated with traditional sleepers. The hybrid system consisted of a Rectangular Hollow Section (RHS) pultruded profile filled with geo- polymer concrete. The specimens were tested in a four-point bending setup to determine the flexural properties such as the bending modulus (E) and modulus of rupture (MOR). It was found that the proposed composite beam satisfied the minimum flexural requirements for composite railway sleepers as stated in the …

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Static Flexural Behaviour Of Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Composite Beam: An Alternative Railway Sleeper, Wahid Ferdous Jul 2012

Static Flexural Behaviour Of Fly Ash-Based Geopolymer Composite Beam: An Alternative Railway Sleeper, Wahid Ferdous

Wahid Ferdous

These days, the most commonly used materials for railway sleepers are timber, concrete and steel. High maintenance cost, installation issues, deterioration of materials, and environmental considerations are among the factors that prompt research and industry to seek a different and more efficient system. This research was undertaken with the aim of developing a material for sleepers which may overcome some of these problems. Through a comprehensive survey of the literature, it was decided to propose and investigate a sleeper system composed of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete and pultruded FRP profile composites. Although the engineering properties of fly ash-based geopolymer concrete …

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