Tag: Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
Shear before gelation did not change final geopolymer strength
What the study found Shearing a sodium silicate-activated metakaolin geopolymer before its critical gel point did not change the critical gel time, the viscoelastic properties after the set point, or the 7-day compressive strength. The study also reports that metakaolin geopolymers kept their compressive strength after six months of testing in low Earth orbit. Why…