scholarly journals Experimental investigation on engineering properties of lightweight foamed concrete (LFC) with coconut fiber addition

2018 ◽  
Vol 250 ◽  
pp. 05005
Author(s):  
Nabihah Mohd Zamzani ◽  
Azree Othuman Mydin ◽  
Abdul Naser Abdul Ghani
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Poisson’S Ratio ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Poisson's Ratio ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Coconut Fiber ◽  
Foamed Concrete ◽  
Coconut Fibre

In the last few years, there is emerging attention in using Lightweight Foamed Concrete (LFC) as a lightweight non-structural and semi-structural element in buildings to take advantage of its excellent insulation properties. Though, LFC has been noticed to have some disadvantages: considerable brittleness; results in low compressive and flexural strength, poor fracture toughness, poor resistance to crack propagation and low impact strength. Coconut fibre obtained from coconut husk, belonging to the family of palm fibres, is agricultural waste products obtained in the processing of coconut oil. In Malaysia, they are available in large quantities. Coconut fibre is extracted from the outer shell of a coconut. There are many general advantages of coconut fibres e.g. they are moth-proof, resistant to fungi and rot, provide excellent insulation against temperature and sound, not easily combustible, flame-retardant, unaffected by moisture and dampness, tough and durable, resilient, springs back to shape even after constant use, totally static free and easy to clean. Hence this study is intended to look into the potential of coconut fiber in enhancing the engineering properties of LFC. There are 5 engineering properties will be focused in this study which are flexural strength, splitting tensile strength, compressive strength, Poisson’s ratio and Poisson’s ratio toughness. Three densities of LFC of 800 kg/m3, 1100 kg/m3 and 1400 kg/m3 were cast and tested. The ratio of cement, sand and water used in this study was 1:1.5:0.49. Coconut fibers were used as additives at 0.12%, 0.24%, 0.36%, 0.48% and 0.60% by volume of the total mix. Test results indicated that the engineering properties of LFC strengthen with coconut fiber had increased soundly. Coconut fiber inclusion changes the post-peak response at the load-deflection curves for the samples, which modifies the failure mode and enhance the flexural strength, compressive strength and splitting tensile strength.

THE EFFECT OF POROSITY ON ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF VESICULAR AMYGDALOIDAL BASALTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
P .S.K.Murthy ◽  
Sachin Gupta ◽  
Dhirendra Kumar ◽  
Mahabir Dixit
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Uniaxial Compressive Strength ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Poisson’S Ratio ◽  
Central India ◽  
Poisson's Ratio ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Secondary Minerals

The interconnection of vesicles in basaltic flows greatly affects the engineering properties such as uniaxial compressive strength, modulus of elasticity, Poisson’s ratio, tensile strength and sonic velocities. Sometimes these vesicles are filled with secondary minerals such as quartz/olivine/calcite form as amygdules (which are impermeable). In the present study, to understand effect of porosity, vesicular and amygdular basaltic flows collected from central and west-central India were investigated for these engineering properties and correlated with apparent porosity of core samples. It is observed that a good level of correlation is obtained for uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), elastic modulus (E) and Poisson’s ratio in vesicular basalts when porosity >8-10%. In case of Brazilian strengths a linearly downward trend is observed with the increase in porosity values. And, no significant correlation is observed for waves’ velocities in both variants of basalts.

Effect of using magnetic water on the mechanical properties of concrete exposed to elevated temperature

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wasim Barham ◽  
Ammar AL-Maabreh ◽  
Omar Latayfeh
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Normal Water ◽  
Magnetic Water

PurposeThe influence of using magnetic water instead of tap water in the mechanical properties of the concrete exposed to elevated temperatures was investigated. Two concrete mixes were used and cast with the same ingredients. Tap water was used in the first mix and magnetic water was used in the second mix. A total of 48 specimens were cast and divided as follows: 16 cylinders for the concrete compressive strength test (8 samples for each mix), 16 cylinders for the splitting tensile strength (8 specimens for each mix) and 16 beams to test the influences of magnetized water on the flexural strength of concrete (8 specimens for each mixture). Specimens were exposed to temperatures of (25 °C, 200 °C, 400 °C and 600 °C). The experimental results showed that magnetic water highly affected the mechanical properties of concrete. Specimens cast and curried out with magnetic water show higher compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength compared to normal water specimens at all temperatures. The relative strength range between the two types of water used was 110–123% for compressive strength and 110–133% for splitting strength. For the center point loading test, the relative flexural strength range was 118–140%. The use of magnetic water in mixing concrete contribute to a more complete hydration process.Design/methodology/approachExperimental study was carried out on two concrete mixes to investigate the effect of magnetic water. Mix#1 used normal water as the mixing water, and Mix#2 used magnetic water instead of normal water. After 28 days, all the samples were taken out of the tank and left to dry for seven days, then they were divided into different groups. Each group was exposed to a different temperature where it was placed in a large oven for two hours. Three different tests were carried out on the samples, these tests were concrete compressive strength, flexural strength and splitting tensile strength.FindingsExposure of concrete to high temperatures had a significant influence on concrete mechanical properties. Specimens prepared using magnetic water showed higher compressive strength at all temperature levels. The use of magnetic water in casting and curing concrete can increase the compressive strength by 23%. Specimens prepared using magnetic water show higher splitting tensile strength at all temperatures up to 33%. The use of magnetic water in casting and curing can strengthen and increase concrete resistance to high temperatures, a significant enhancement in flexural strength at all temperatures was found with a value up to 40%.Originality/valuePrevious research proved the advantages of using magnetic water for improving the mechanical properties of concrete under normal conditions. The potential of using magnetic water in the concrete industry in the future requires conducting extensive research to study the behavior of magnetized concrete under severe conditions to which concrete structures may be subjected to. These days, there are attempts to obtain stronger concrete with high resistance to harsh environmental conditions without adding new costly ingredients to its main mixture. No research has been carried out to investigate the effect of magnetic water on the mechanical properties of concrete exposed to elevated temperature. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of using magnetic water on the mechanical properties of hardened concrete subjected to elevated temperature.

scholarly journals Effect of Curing Method on Properties of Lightweight Foamed Concrete

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bishir Kado ◽  
Shahrin Mohammad ◽  
Yeong Huei Lee ◽  
Poi Ngian Shek ◽  
Mariyana Aida Ab Kadir
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Precast Concrete ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Structural Members ◽  
Lightweight Construction ◽  
Foamed Concrete ◽  
Curing Method

Lightweight construction is aimed to achieve a sustainable feature by reducing transportation frequency and construction materials usage during construction phase. Lightweight precast concrete may serve an alternative for the lightweight construction. There are rarely application can be found for structural members as lightweight panels always to be used for secondary or non-load bearing members. This paper presents an experimental study on properties (compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, water absorption) of lightweight foamed concrete (LFC) at two different curing methods. LFC with densities of 1500, 1700, and 1800 kg/m3, cement-sand ratio of 2:1 and water-cement ratio of 0.5 were investigated. The results showed LFC can be produced with the properties ofdensity range of 1500 to 1800 kg/m3 and corresponding compressive strength of 10 to 39 MPa. The higher the density of LFC, the less the water absorption for all the curing method considered, the highest and the lowest water absorption was 11.3% and 2.0% for 1500 kg/m3 cured in water and 1800 kg/m3 cured in air respectively. Compressive strength of LFC increases with age and density while water cured LFC has high compressive strength. Splitting tensile strength increases with density of LFC, but air cured LFC has more splitting tensile strength than water cured of the same density. The highest splitting tensile strength recorded was 3.92 MPa for 1800 kg/m3 cured in air, which was about 16% of its compressive strength at 28 days of curing age. These properties are important and can be applied to LFC precast structural members with air or water curing method which have less references for LFC in structural usage.  

Study of Concretes Reinforced by Plastic Fibers Based on Local Materials

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 100-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adda Hadj Mostefa ◽  
Merdaci Slimane
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Bond Strength ◽  
Environmental Problem ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Waste Plastic ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Local Materials

This work is carried out to investigate the performance of concrete reinforced with plastic fibers obtained locally (bottle waste as fiber). Bottle waste plastic was chosen because it is being thrown after single use and cause environmental problem. One way to recycle wasted bottles plastic is grinded into irregular fiber. Then, it was incorporate with the concrete and tests the performance of the concrete. The study was conducted using cylindrical and rectangular (cube) mold of concrete to investigate the performance of the concrete in term of mechanical properties. In this research, the mechanical properties that were measured are compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength. The results revealed that the presence of plastic fiber in concrete will increase the concrete performance, as well as the concrete bond strength is improved and the cracks in the concrete decrease the use of fibers and reduce plastic waste.

scholarly journals Research on the Effect of Cooper Slag as a Fine Aggregate on the Properties of Concrete

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S3) ◽  
pp. 619-623
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Modulus Of Elasticity ◽  
Copper Slag ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Copper Recovery ◽  
Concrete Mixture ◽  
Copper Smelting ◽  
Fine Aggregate

Copper slag is a rough blasting grit or a by-product acquired by the process of copper smelting and refining. These copper slags are recycled for copper recovery. In this paper, we analysed copper slag’s feasibility and evaluate its total competence in M25 grade concrete. In this observation, a concrete mixture is applied with copper slag as a fine aggregate ranging from 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100% respectively. The strength of copper slag’s implementation is accomplished on the basis of concrete’s flexural strength, compressive strength and splitting tensile strength. From the obtained results, in concrete 40% percentage of copper slag is used as sand replacement. On 28 days, the modulus of elasticity increased up to 32%, the compressive strength increased up to 34% and flexural strength is increased to 6.2%. From this experiment, it is proved technically that replacing sand using copper slag as a fine mixture in M25 grade concrete.

scholarly journals Use of waste paper ash or wood ash as substitution to fly ash in production of geopolymer concrete

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 464-476
Author(s):  
Haider Owaid ◽  
Haider Al-Baghdadi ◽  
Muna Al-Rubaye
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Sodium Hydroxide ◽  
Wood Ash ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Waste Paper ◽  
Geopolymer Concrete

Large quantities of paper and wood waste are generated every day, the disposal of these waste products is a problem because it requires huge space for their disposal. The possibility of using these wastes can mitigate the environmental problems related to them. This study presents an investigation on the feasibility of inclusion of waste paper ash (WPA) or wood ash (WA) as replacement materials for fly ash (FA) class F in preparation geopolymer concrete (GC). The developed geopolymer concretes for this study were prepared at replacement ratios of FA by WPA or WA of 25, 50, 75 and 100% in addition to a control mix containing 100% of FA. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solutions and sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) are used as alkaline activators with 1M and 10M of sodium hydroxide solution.The geopolymer concretes have been evaluated with respect to the workability, the compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength. The results indicated that there were no significant differences in the workability of the control GC mix and the developed GC mixes incorporating WPA or WA. Also, the results showed that, by incorporating of 25–50% PWA or 25% WA, the mechanical properties (compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength) of GC mixes slightly decreased. While replacement with 75–100% WPA or with 50–100% WA has reduced these mechanical properties of GC mixes. As a result, there is a feasibility of partial replacement of FA by up to 50% WPA or 25% WA in preparation of the geopolymer concrete.

Effect of Low Temperature on Mechanical Properties of Concrete with Different Strength Grade

2011 ◽  
Vol 477 ◽  
pp. 308-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Ping Cai ◽  
Wen Cui Yang ◽  
Jie Yuan ◽  
Yong Ge ◽  
Bao Sheng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Growth Ratio ◽  
Strength Grade

The effect of low temperature (-35°C) on the mechanical properties of concrete with different strength grade such as compressive strength, flexural strength, splitting tensile strength and elastic modulus was studied. The results showed that all of the mechanical properties were improved at -35°C. It was also can be found from the tests, as the strength grade increased, the growth ratios at -35°C of compressive strength, flexural strength and splitting tensile strength decreased. But the growth ratio of elastic modulus increased with the increasing of strength grade.

scholarly journals Properties of foamed concrete reinforced with hybrid fibres

2018 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 02012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waleed Abbas ◽  
Eethar Dawood ◽  
Yahya Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
The Other ◽  
Carbon Fibres ◽  
Volumetric Fraction ◽  
Polypropylene Fibres ◽  
Concrete Mix ◽  
Foamed Concrete ◽  
Hardened Properties

The properties of foamed concrete reinforced with carbon fibres and hybrid fibres of carbon with polypropylene fibres has been studied. Various volumetric fractions of carbon fibres (0.5, 1 and 1.5%), hybrid fibres of carbon fibres (CF) with polypropylene fibres (PPF) as (1% CF + 0.5% PPF) & (0.5% CF + 1% PPF), also the mono polypropylene fibres as 1.5% PPF were used to reinforce foamed concrete mix. Fresh and hardened properties of all mixes included flowability, density, absorption, compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, and flexural strengths has been tested. Results showed that inclusion of carbon fibres up to 1% volumetric fraction may increase the compressive strength by about 36% higher than that of control mix. Whereas, the use of 1.5% carbon fibres exhibit significant increase in splitting and flexural tensile strengths by about 47 and 114%, respectively, compared to the reference mix. On the other hand, the hybridization of 1% CF + 0.5% PPF increased the splitting tensile strength and flexural strengths by 53% and 114%, respectively, compared with plain foamed concrete mix.

Influence on Permeability and Mechanical Properties of Pervious Concrete by Aggregate Gradation

2013 ◽  
Vol 438-439 ◽  
pp. 145-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Yan Zhang ◽  
Na Liang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Permeability Coefficient ◽  
Splitting Tensile Strength ◽  
Pervious Concrete ◽  
Aggregate Gradation ◽  
Single Grain ◽  
Low Porosity

The skeleton of concrete is determined by aggregate gradation. This paper studies the permeability and mechanical properties of pervious concrete affected by the aggregate gradation. Eight levels of aggregate gradation were selected, which included the single grain grading, double size grain grading and continuous grading. It is found that by series of tests, compared to the pervious concrete with the single grain grading and double size grain grading, the pervious concrete with continuous grading has low porosity, small permeability coefficient, high cubic compressive strength and similar splitting tensile strength and the flexural strength.

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