Influence of coir random fibre length on concrete: mechanical properties
Incorporating coconut fibre in construction materials is gaining more interest nowadays, mainly due to its toughness and environmental friendliness. Previous studies on the development of Coconut Fibre Reinforced Concrete (CFRC) have revealed that an addition of coconut fibres can significantly enha...
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| author | Misnon, Noor Aina Che Osmi, Siti Khadijah Shahidan, Shahiron Chouw, N. |
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| description | Incorporating coconut fibre in construction materials is gaining more interest nowadays, mainly due to its toughness and environmental friendliness. Previous studies on the development of Coconut Fibre Reinforced Concrete (CFRC) have revealed that an addition of coconut fibres can significantly enhance both the static and dynamic properties of CFRC composite. However, the studies focused on the influence of fixed fibre length. The fixed length fibres involve additional preparation and thus requires additional cost. To reduce the production cost, random length of fibres is considered. This research paper is mainly emphasized on the influence of random length fibres in CFRC. Four different fibres contents were added to the concrete; 1%, 2%, 3% and 5% of the cement weight. The cement, sand and aggregate ratio used was 1:2:2, with water cement ratio in the range of 0.48 to 0.65. A number of experiments on CFRC with random fibre length were conducted to identify the static properties of CFRC composite, i.e. compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and flexural strength. The results revealed the mechanical characteristics are similar to that of CFRC with fixed lengths. |
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| spelling | uthm-36512021-11-21T06:28:02Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3651/ Influence of coir random fibre length on concrete: mechanical properties Misnon, Noor Aina Che Osmi, Siti Khadijah Shahidan, Shahiron Chouw, N. TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction Incorporating coconut fibre in construction materials is gaining more interest nowadays, mainly due to its toughness and environmental friendliness. Previous studies on the development of Coconut Fibre Reinforced Concrete (CFRC) have revealed that an addition of coconut fibres can significantly enhance both the static and dynamic properties of CFRC composite. However, the studies focused on the influence of fixed fibre length. The fixed length fibres involve additional preparation and thus requires additional cost. To reduce the production cost, random length of fibres is considered. This research paper is mainly emphasized on the influence of random length fibres in CFRC. Four different fibres contents were added to the concrete; 1%, 2%, 3% and 5% of the cement weight. The cement, sand and aggregate ratio used was 1:2:2, with water cement ratio in the range of 0.48 to 0.65. A number of experiments on CFRC with random fibre length were conducted to identify the static properties of CFRC composite, i.e. compressive strength, splitting tensile strength, modulus of elasticity and flexural strength. The results revealed the mechanical characteristics are similar to that of CFRC with fixed lengths. CREAM-CIDB 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3651/1/AJ%202017%20%28488%29.pdf Misnon, Noor Aina and Che Osmi, Siti Khadijah and Shahidan, Shahiron and Chouw, N. (2017) Influence of coir random fibre length on concrete: mechanical properties. Malaysian Construction Research Journal, 22 (2). pp. 47-58. ISSN 1985-3807 |
| spellingShingle | TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction Misnon, Noor Aina Che Osmi, Siti Khadijah Shahidan, Shahiron Chouw, N. Influence of coir random fibre length on concrete: mechanical properties |
| title | Influence of coir random fibre length on concrete: mechanical properties |
| title_full | Influence of coir random fibre length on concrete: mechanical properties |
| title_fullStr | Influence of coir random fibre length on concrete: mechanical properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of coir random fibre length on concrete: mechanical properties |
| title_short | Influence of coir random fibre length on concrete: mechanical properties |
| title_sort | influence of coir random fibre length on concrete: mechanical properties |
| topic | TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction |
| url | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3651/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3651/1/AJ%202017%20%28488%29.pdf |