Water absorption and acid resistance of oil palm shell lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash as partial cement replacement

The massive use of aggregates in concrete industry leads to depletion of natural stone such as gravel and granite. The overuse of cement in construction industry causes many environmental problems. In light of environmental impact, the discussion has increasingly focused on using alternative plant-b...

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Main Author: Nili Wahida, Azhar
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30300/
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description The massive use of aggregates in concrete industry leads to depletion of natural stone such as gravel and granite. The overuse of cement in construction industry causes many environmental problems. In light of environmental impact, the discussion has increasingly focused on using alternative plant-based material and processes such as oil palm shell (OPS) and fly ash (FA) as partial cement replacement. This research is conducted to determine the durability of oil palm shell concrete in terms of porosity, water absorption and acid resistance in concrete containing fly ash. All the specimens were prepared and subjected to curing until 60 days. The condition of curing employed is air curing. The results demonstrate that the concrete with FA have lower compressive strength. The porosity and water absorption of concrete increase when content of FA used is increased. Concrete containing larger amount of FA exhibit higher mass loss and strength deterioration after immersed in sulphuric acid solution. Conclusively, the durability of OPS concrete reduces as larger amount of FA is used.
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spelling ump-303002020-12-23T07:53:21Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30300/ Water absorption and acid resistance of oil palm shell lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash as partial cement replacement Nili Wahida, Azhar TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) The massive use of aggregates in concrete industry leads to depletion of natural stone such as gravel and granite. The overuse of cement in construction industry causes many environmental problems. In light of environmental impact, the discussion has increasingly focused on using alternative plant-based material and processes such as oil palm shell (OPS) and fly ash (FA) as partial cement replacement. This research is conducted to determine the durability of oil palm shell concrete in terms of porosity, water absorption and acid resistance in concrete containing fly ash. All the specimens were prepared and subjected to curing until 60 days. The condition of curing employed is air curing. The results demonstrate that the concrete with FA have lower compressive strength. The porosity and water absorption of concrete increase when content of FA used is increased. Concrete containing larger amount of FA exhibit higher mass loss and strength deterioration after immersed in sulphuric acid solution. Conclusively, the durability of OPS concrete reduces as larger amount of FA is used. 2019-05 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30300/1/Water%20absorption%20and%20acid%20resistance%20of%20oil%20palm%20shell%20lightweight.pdf Nili Wahida, Azhar (2019) Water absorption and acid resistance of oil palm shell lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash as partial cement replacement. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang.
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Nili Wahida, Azhar
Water absorption and acid resistance of oil palm shell lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash as partial cement replacement
title Water absorption and acid resistance of oil palm shell lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash as partial cement replacement
title_full Water absorption and acid resistance of oil palm shell lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash as partial cement replacement
title_fullStr Water absorption and acid resistance of oil palm shell lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash as partial cement replacement
title_full_unstemmed Water absorption and acid resistance of oil palm shell lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash as partial cement replacement
title_short Water absorption and acid resistance of oil palm shell lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash as partial cement replacement
title_sort water absorption and acid resistance of oil palm shell lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash as partial cement replacement
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30300/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30300/1/Water%20absorption%20and%20acid%20resistance%20of%20oil%20palm%20shell%20lightweight.pdf