Effect of Curing Regime on Compressive Strength of Aerated Concrete Containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash as Partial Sand Replacement

Issues on preservation of natural river sand from being used excessively in concrete industry has led to the efforts of utilizing palm oil fuel ash, a by-product from palm oil industry as partial sand replacement in production of aerated concrete. This paper reports the effect of curing regime on co...

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Main Authors: Fadzil, Mat Yahaya, Khairunisa, Muthusamy, Mohd Warid, Hussin
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Language:English
Published: ISSR 2015
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Khairunisa, Muthusamy
Mohd Warid, Hussin
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description Issues on preservation of natural river sand from being used excessively in concrete industry has led to the efforts of utilizing palm oil fuel ash, a by-product from palm oil industry as partial sand replacement in production of aerated concrete. This paper reports the effect of curing regime on compressive strength development of aerated concrete containing palm oil fuel ash as partial cement replacement. Two types of mixes were used in this experimental work namely plain aerated concrete acting as control specimen and aerated concrete containing 30% palm oil fuel ash as partial sand replacement. Concrete cubes were subjected to different types of curing namely initial water curing for 7 days followed by air curing, water curing and air curing until the testing date. The compressive strength test was conducted in accordance to BS EN 12390-3 at 7, 14, 28 and 90 days. Application of water curing is the most suitable method to be applied to ensure better strength development in aerated concrete containing POFA as partial sand replacement. Continuous presence of moisture promotes better hydration and pozzolanic reaction leading to formation of extra C-S-H gel making the concrete denser and exhibit higher compressive strength.
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spelling ump-93412018-05-15T06:54:53Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9341/ Effect of Curing Regime on Compressive Strength of Aerated Concrete Containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash as Partial Sand Replacement Fadzil, Mat Yahaya Khairunisa, Muthusamy Mohd Warid, Hussin TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Issues on preservation of natural river sand from being used excessively in concrete industry has led to the efforts of utilizing palm oil fuel ash, a by-product from palm oil industry as partial sand replacement in production of aerated concrete. This paper reports the effect of curing regime on compressive strength development of aerated concrete containing palm oil fuel ash as partial cement replacement. Two types of mixes were used in this experimental work namely plain aerated concrete acting as control specimen and aerated concrete containing 30% palm oil fuel ash as partial sand replacement. Concrete cubes were subjected to different types of curing namely initial water curing for 7 days followed by air curing, water curing and air curing until the testing date. The compressive strength test was conducted in accordance to BS EN 12390-3 at 7, 14, 28 and 90 days. Application of water curing is the most suitable method to be applied to ensure better strength development in aerated concrete containing POFA as partial sand replacement. Continuous presence of moisture promotes better hydration and pozzolanic reaction leading to formation of extra C-S-H gel making the concrete denser and exhibit higher compressive strength. ISSR 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9341/1/Effect%20of%20Curing%20Regime%20on%20Compressive%20Strength%20of%20Aerated%20Concrete%20Containing%20Palm%20Oil%20Fuel%20Ash%20as%20Partial%20Sand%20Replacement.pdf Fadzil, Mat Yahaya and Khairunisa, Muthusamy and Mohd Warid, Hussin (2015) Effect of Curing Regime on Compressive Strength of Aerated Concrete Containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash as Partial Sand Replacement. Concrete Research Letters, 6 (2). pp. 54-59. ISSN 2180-1371. (Published) http://www.issres.net/journal/index.php/crl/article/view/460
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Fadzil, Mat Yahaya
Khairunisa, Muthusamy
Mohd Warid, Hussin
Effect of Curing Regime on Compressive Strength of Aerated Concrete Containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash as Partial Sand Replacement
title Effect of Curing Regime on Compressive Strength of Aerated Concrete Containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash as Partial Sand Replacement
title_full Effect of Curing Regime on Compressive Strength of Aerated Concrete Containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash as Partial Sand Replacement
title_fullStr Effect of Curing Regime on Compressive Strength of Aerated Concrete Containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash as Partial Sand Replacement
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Curing Regime on Compressive Strength of Aerated Concrete Containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash as Partial Sand Replacement
title_short Effect of Curing Regime on Compressive Strength of Aerated Concrete Containing Palm Oil Fuel Ash as Partial Sand Replacement
title_sort effect of curing regime on compressive strength of aerated concrete containing palm oil fuel ash as partial sand replacement
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/9341/
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