Geopolymer is the alternative to current construction material trends. In this paper, an attempt is made to produce a sustainable construction composite material using geopolymer. Ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS)-based geopolymer concrete was prepared and tested for different alkaline to binder ratios (A/B). The effect of various temperatures on compressive strength properties was assessed. The cubes were exposed to temperature ranging from 50 to 70 °C for a duration ranging from 2 to 10 h, and the compressive strength of the specimens was analyzed for destructive and non-destructive analysis and tested for 7, 28, and 90 days. The obtained compressive strength (CS) results were analyzed employing the probability plot (PP) curve, distribution overview curve (DOC), probability density function (PDF), Weibull, survival, and hazard function curve. Maximum compressive strength was achieved for the temperature of 70 °C and an A/B of 0.45 for destructive tests and non-destructive tests with 44.6 MPa and 43.56 MPa, respectively, on 90 days of testing. The survival and hazard function curves showed incremental distribution characteristics for 28 and 90 days of testing results with a probability factor ranging from 0.8 to 1.0.

Department of Chemistry School of Advanced Science KLE Technological University Hubballi 580031 Karnataka India

Department of Civil Engineering Jain College of Engineering Belagavi 590014 Karnataka India

Department of Industrial Engineering College of Engineering King Khalid University Abha 61421 Saudi Arabia

Department of Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering King Khalid University Abha 61421 Saudi Arabia

Institute of Energetic Materials Faculty of Chemical Technology University of Pardubice 53210 Pardubice Czech Republic

Research Center for Advanced Materials Science King Khalid University Abha 61413 Saudi Arabia

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