Abrasion Resistance of Geopolymer Concrete with the Change in Curing Time and Curing Temperature

India is one of the developing countries that is laying lot of stress on infrastructure development. With the increase in construction at a fast pace, usage of concrete is increasing day by day. Cement is one of the main ingredients of concrete. The production of 1 ton of cement leads to emission of one ton of CO2, which is responsible for emission of green house gases leading to global warming. To reduce environmental pollution caused by the production of Portland cement, the use of waste material was felt. Geopolymer concrete made by using source material rich in silica and aluminium and alkaline liquid as a binder can be used to replace the Portland cement .Hence, an aluminosilicate polymer ,Geopolymer was invented by Prof Davidovits. In addition, GPC also utilizes the abundantly available materials such as fly ash, rice husk, GGBS and foundry sand that are waste by products & not easily disposed. Geopolymer concrete doesn’t use any cement, the production of cement shall be reduced and hence the pollution of atmosphere by the emission of carbon dioxide shall also be reduced. In this paper, the change in the abrasion resistance of Geopolymer concrete was observed with the change in the curing temperature.