Nanostructural characterization of geopolymers

Simple item page
dc.contributorThompson, Gregory B.
dc.contributorAllison, Paul G.
dc.contributorWang, Jialai
dc.contributorMahapatra, Manoj
dc.contributorWeiss, Charles A.
dc.contributor.advisorAmirkhanian, Armen N.
dc.contributor.authorTuinukuafe, Atolo Aaron
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-12T18:06:29Z
dc.date.available2020-03-12T18:06:29Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractThree investigations were conducted in this article-style dissertation, all sharing the common goal of achieving improved characterization of geopolymers in a manner that provides nanostructural information. The first study revisited the use of statistical nanoindentation for characterizing the micromechanical properties of heterogeneous materials and explores the limitations of the method for future applications with geopolymers. In the second investigation, a novel method was developed for quantitatively analyzing the microsturcture of geopolymers by using electrical resistivity measurements. The method was found to provide insight into the nanoscale porosity. The third investigation utilized atom probe tomography (APT) to observe the effect of elevated temperature of the nanostructure of a fly ash geopolymer. Complimentary analysis techniques from the first two investigations were used to support the findings from APT. The outcomes of this dissertation are additional insight into the nanostructure of geopolymers, as well as several new characterization tools that may see broader use for other cementitious materials in future research.en_US
dc.format.extent154 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0003527
dc.identifier.otherTuinukuafe_alatus_0004D_13995
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/6669
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectMaterials science
dc.subjectCivil engineering
dc.subjectNanotechnology
dc.titleNanostructural characterization of geopolymersen_US
dc.typethesis
dc.typetext
etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Physics and Astronomy
etdms.degree.disciplineMaterials Science
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.leveldoctoral
etdms.degree.namePh.D.

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
file_1.pdf
Size:
2.7 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Theses and Dissertations
Theses and Dissertations - Department of Physics & Astronomy