Use of Oil Palm Shell as Replacement of Coarse Aggregate For Investigating Properties of Concrete

In Malaysia, oil palm shell (OPS) is an agricultural solid waste originating from the palm oil industry. In this shortterm investigation, old OPS is used for production of lightweight concrete. The density, workability, cube compressive strength and water absorption are measured. Laboratory cur...

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Main Authors: Khan, M. M. H, Guong, Wei L., Deepak, Tirumishi Jada, Nair, Sudesh
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Language:English
Published: Research India Publications 2016
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author Khan, M. M. H
Guong, Wei L.
Deepak, Tirumishi Jada
Nair, Sudesh
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Guong, Wei L.
Deepak, Tirumishi Jada
Nair, Sudesh
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description In Malaysia, oil palm shell (OPS) is an agricultural solid waste originating from the palm oil industry. In this shortterm investigation, old OPS is used for production of lightweight concrete. The density, workability, cube compressive strength and water absorption are measured. Laboratory curing condition is also employed. The test results show that with the increasing amounts of normal aggregates replaced by OPS, the overall density and strength of the lightweight concrete has reduced gradually. The compressive strength of lightweight concrete by combination with 10 % OPS and 90 % coarse aggregate is found to be similar with the normal lightweight concrete from 100% coarse aggregate. And with the increasing amounts of aggregates replaced by OPS, water absorption of the lightweight concrete has increased gradually. It is concluded that OPS concrete has sufficient strength to be accepted as structural lightweight concrete and that the trend of behavior of OPS concrete and control concrete is very similar.
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spelling intimal-7392017-03-15T08:34:28Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/739/ Use of Oil Palm Shell as Replacement of Coarse Aggregate For Investigating Properties of Concrete Khan, M. M. H Guong, Wei L. Deepak, Tirumishi Jada Nair, Sudesh TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) In Malaysia, oil palm shell (OPS) is an agricultural solid waste originating from the palm oil industry. In this shortterm investigation, old OPS is used for production of lightweight concrete. The density, workability, cube compressive strength and water absorption are measured. Laboratory curing condition is also employed. The test results show that with the increasing amounts of normal aggregates replaced by OPS, the overall density and strength of the lightweight concrete has reduced gradually. The compressive strength of lightweight concrete by combination with 10 % OPS and 90 % coarse aggregate is found to be similar with the normal lightweight concrete from 100% coarse aggregate. And with the increasing amounts of aggregates replaced by OPS, water absorption of the lightweight concrete has increased gradually. It is concluded that OPS concrete has sufficient strength to be accepted as structural lightweight concrete and that the trend of behavior of OPS concrete and control concrete is very similar. Research India Publications 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/739/1/Use%20of%20Oil%20Palm%20Shell%20as%20Replacement%20of%20Coarse%20Aggregate.pdf Khan, M. M. H and Guong, Wei L. and Deepak, Tirumishi Jada and Nair, Sudesh (2016) Use of Oil Palm Shell as Replacement of Coarse Aggregate For Investigating Properties of Concrete. International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 11 (4). pp. 2379-2383. ISSN 0973-4562
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Khan, M. M. H
Guong, Wei L.
Deepak, Tirumishi Jada
Nair, Sudesh
Use of Oil Palm Shell as Replacement of Coarse Aggregate For Investigating Properties of Concrete
title Use of Oil Palm Shell as Replacement of Coarse Aggregate For Investigating Properties of Concrete
title_full Use of Oil Palm Shell as Replacement of Coarse Aggregate For Investigating Properties of Concrete
title_fullStr Use of Oil Palm Shell as Replacement of Coarse Aggregate For Investigating Properties of Concrete
title_full_unstemmed Use of Oil Palm Shell as Replacement of Coarse Aggregate For Investigating Properties of Concrete
title_short Use of Oil Palm Shell as Replacement of Coarse Aggregate For Investigating Properties of Concrete
title_sort use of oil palm shell as replacement of coarse aggregate for investigating properties of concrete
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/739/
http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/739/1/Use%20of%20Oil%20Palm%20Shell%20as%20Replacement%20of%20Coarse%20Aggregate.pdf