College
College of Engineering (COE)
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 17:36:25
Major
Corrosion Engineering - Cooperative Education
Honors Course
4250 497-001
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2020
Abstract
The production of ordinary portland cement (OPC) poses a significant impact on the world's carbon dioxide emissions through the wide global use of concrete. Geopolymer cements (GPC) made from alkali activated fly ash can serve as a replacement to OPCs, reducing the carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 80%. GPCs exhibit adequate or superior mechanical performance to OPCs. The corrosion of carbon steel rebar in concrete occurs largely from chloride ion attack. The focus of this project will be to experimentally determine the coefficient of diffusion for chloride ions in GPCs and OPCs and compare to the corrosion performance of each to identify the mechanism of corrosion prevention in GPCs.
Research Sponsor
Dr. David Bastidas
First Reader
Dr. Rajeev Gupta
Second Reader
Dr. Scott Lillard
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Hongbo Cong
Recommended Citation
Dimmick, Evan, "Chloride Effect in Fly Ash Geopolymer Cement" (2020). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1082.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1082
Final Project Report
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