scholarly journals Sustainable mortar and concrete made from palm oil boiler clinker aggregate comprising rice husk ash and calcium bentonite: Compressive strength and durability assessment

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-55
Author(s):  
Kamolchanok Kueaket ◽  
Danupon Tonnayopas
Author(s):  
Kamolchanok Kueaket ◽  
Danupon Tonnayopas

The utilization of local waste by-products as a building material has attracted great attention for an environmental sustainability and become a fundamental part of sustainable construction. In this experimental research, the local palm oil industrial waste and agricultural waste are utilized for the green mortar production. To examine the compressive strength and the durability performance of the green mortar mixtures, Palm oil boiler clinker (POBC) was used as a substitution material for natural fine aggregate. An ordinary Portland cement was partially replaced by rice husk ash (RHA) and calcium bentonite (CB) in the proportion of 10%, 20%, and 30% by weight of cement. The compressive strength, water absorption, porosity, durability against sulphuric acid and sodium sulphate solutions, and microstructures of the POBC mortar mixtures were evaluated at the curing age of 7, 28, and 56 days. The experimental results revealed that the compressive strength, the water absorption, the porosity, and the durability characteristic of POBC mortar incorporating rice husk ash and calcium bentonite were improved by long-term curing. Furthermore, the 56-day’s POBC mortar incorporating up to 30% of rice husk ash and 10% of calcium bentonite yielded the superior resistance to sulphuric acid and sodium sulphate attacks.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Yong Kim ◽  
Byung-Jae Lee ◽  
Velu Saraswathy ◽  
Seung-Jun Kwon

This paper describes the experimental investigation carried out to develop the geopolymer concrete based on alkali-activated rice husk ash (RHA) by sodium hydroxide with sodium silicate. Effect on method of curing and concentration of NaOH on compressive strength as well as the optimum mix proportion of geopolymer mortar was investigated. It is possible to achieve compressive strengths of 31 N/mm2and 45 N/mm2, respectively for the 10 M alkali-activated geopolymer mortar after 7 and 28 days of casting when cured for 24 hours at 60°C. Results indicated that the increase in curing period and concentration of alkali activator increased the compressive strength. Durability studies were carried out in acid and sulfate media such as H2SO4, HCl, Na2SO4, and MgSO4environments and found that geopolymer concrete showed very less weight loss when compared to steam-cured mortar specimens. In addition, fluorescent optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies have shown the formation of new peaks and enhanced the polymerization reaction which is responsible for strength development and hence RHA has great potential as a substitute for ordinary Portland cement concrete.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osama Zaid ◽  
Jawad Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Shahid Siddique ◽  
Fahid Aslam

The production of rice is significant worldwide; the husk produced is generally used as a combustible material for the preparation of paddies, delivering energy through direct combustion as well as by gasifying. Annually, 7.4 million tons of Rice Husk Ash (RHA) is produced and poses an incredible danger to the environment, harming the land and the encompassing zone where it is unloaded. In the transformation of rice husk to ash, the ignition cycle eliminates the natural products, leaving silica-rich remains. These silica-rich remains have proven to have potential to be utilized in concrete as a limited substitution of cement to enhance the concrete compressive strength. Steel fibers’ incorporation increases the concrete tensile strength, balances out concrete samples, and changes their brittle behavior to a more ductile response. In the current study, the influence of various doses of Rice Husk Ash (RHA) used in concrete in the presence and absence of steel fibers and concrete performance has been examined. A total of nine mixes have been designed: one was a control, four were without steel fibers containing only RHA, and the last four mixed RHA with steel fibers from 0.5 to 2%. Tests with 5, 10, 15, and 20% percentages of RHA replacing the concrete have been targeted. Results have been compared with the reference samples and the reasonability of adding Rice Husk Ash to concrete has been studied. From the results, it was noted that about 10% of cement might be replaced with Rice Husk Ash mixed in with steel fibers with almost equal compressive strength. Replacing more than 15% of cement with RHA will produce concrete with a low performance in terms of strength and durability.


2018 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 02011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhabit Zahin Alias Tudin ◽  
Ahmad Nurfaidhi Rizalman ◽  
Hidayati Asrah

Geopolymer is a cement free material which uses binder produced by the reaction of the alkaline liquid solution with binding agents. In this study, the performance of geopolymer mortar using Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) and Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as binding agents was carried out. The tests conducted in this research were Specific Gravity, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), bulk density and compressive strength at 7th, 14th and 28th days. The results show both POFA and RHA materials fulfilled the criteria as a pozzolanic material. Meanwhile, the cement based mortar has the highest bulk density, followed by POFA based and RHA based geopolymer mortar. The cement based mortar was also identified to have the highest compressive strength due to its densest structure. However, it was found that the RHA based geopolymer mortar has higher compressive strength than the POFA based geopolymer despite its lower density. This is due to the high silica content in RHA which promote more silica-oxygen-silica bonds than POFA.


Chapter 3 is based on performance of mortar grouts incorporating rice husk ash (RHA) and fly ash (FA). Detailed experimental work was conducted to investigate the mechanical properties of mortar grout using RHA and FA as partial replacement of cement. This study investigated the compressive strength and durability of mortar grouts in their hardened state. Durability tests such as water absorption, apparent volume of permeable voids, sorptivity, and rapid chloride penetration tests are researched. Detailed results and discussion which focused on mechanical properties as well as durability of hardened state mortar grout are presented. It was confirmed that the inclusion of blended RHA and FA significantly improved the compressive strength of mortar grouts. The durability of mortar grout increased along with a longer curing time. Hence, RHA and FA can partially replace cement in the production of mortar grouts.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasui ◽  
Watcharin Jinwuth ◽  
Sirimas Hengrasmee

Adobe houses are an important form of housing among many low income communities in developing countries. Unfortunately one drawback of adobe bricks is that their strength and durability against water are poor, which can lead to material deterioration and structural collapse. To improve the properties of adobe, the soil used to build bricks is sometimes stabilized with either natural or artificial additives. Rice husk is a natural additive commonly used in both raw and ash form as a stabilizer for several masonry materials due to its pozzolanic property. This study investigates and compares the influence of Raw Rice Husk (RRH) and heap burned Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as stabilizers on the compressive strength, stability, water absorption and volumetric shrinkage of adobe specimens. Whether the stabilizer was RRH or RHA, these materials were used in the proportion of 2% of dry weight of soil. Results showed significantly improved performance for the specimens containing RRH, but none for the RHA. This suggests that the excessive burning temperature in heap reduced the cementation properties of RHA. Based on these results, the study concludes that the application of raw rice husk as a stabilizer is more effective than heap burned rice husk ash for the construction of local adobe houses in areas affected by flood and rain.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3216
Author(s):  
Jin Li ◽  
Peiyuan Chen ◽  
Haibing Cai ◽  
Ying Xu ◽  
Chunchao Li

In this study, rice husk ash (RHA) was explored as a strength enhancer for mortars containing waste rubber. The effects of RHA on the flow, mechanical strength, chloride resistance, and capillary absorption of rubber mortar were investigated by substituting up to 20% cement with RHA. The experimental results showed that the incorporation of rubber into mortar could be safely achieved by adding RHA as a cement substitute by up to 20% without compromising the compressive strength of mortar. Moreover, the RHA also exerted positive effects on the enhancement of the chloride resistance as well as the capillary absorption of rubber mortars, for which 15% RHA was found to be the optimal dosage.


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