Abstract
Cement is the basic binding material in construction works, although it proves to be hazardous, this is where geopolymer concrete comes, geopolymer concrete is gotten when aluminasilicate materials are mixed with alkaline solution to form cementitious paste like materials that harden rapidly, generally metakaolin is the most widely used alumina-silicate materials others include fly ash, Rice husk ash, Blast furnace slag, etc. It has been Observed that although geopolymer concrete produced with metakaolin, has from various tests, research and analysis proved to be far better than ordinary Portland cement in terms of technical properties such as strength, durability, etc., The waste ceramics are pulverized and made the binding materials in place of the metakaolin, the tests used to carry out these analysis are specific gravity test, sieve analysis, compressive strength test, the slump test by casting cubes and compacting, allowing them to cur under heat and the effect Ca(OH)3 has on these cubes to find the similarities or weakness, all to prove if ceramics can be used in place of metakaolin to form geopolymer concrete to reduce cost, wastage and promote ecofriendliness. The research was been able to prove that although metakaolin and ceramics are both from the kaolin clay family and are heated at close temperatures, they do not possess similar properties when applied in structures and from the tests carried out metakaolin cannot ordinarily be substituted with pulverized waste ceramics due to its poor compressive strength as seen from the values obtained from this research work, and in contrast to metakaolin which harden rapidly PWC hardens slowly, although further research and analysis needs to be carried out as the research holds promise.
