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Oil Palm Shell Lightweight Concrete Containing High Volume Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, Hilmi Mahmud
Oil Palm Shell Lightweight Concrete Containing High Volume Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag, Hilmi Mahmud
Hilmi Mahmud
With the ever-increasing industrialization and urbanization, huge amounts of natural resources are required to make concrete. Green concrete can provide a solution to reducing the negative impact of the concrete industry. This paper presents the results of experiments conducted to produce green structural lightweight concrete by using oil palm shell (OPS) as coarse aggregate, and ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) as a supplementary cementing material at 30%, 50% and 70% replacement of cement, and exposed to different curing conditions. Depending on the curing condition, test results show the possibility of producing green structural lightweight aggregate concrete with 28-day compressive …
Relationships Between Compressive Strength Of Cement-Slag Mortars Under Air And Water Curing Regimes, Hilmi Mahmud
Relationships Between Compressive Strength Of Cement-Slag Mortars Under Air And Water Curing Regimes, Hilmi Mahmud
Hilmi Mahmud
In this investigation 12 mortar mixes including three groups were prepared using binder contents 380 and 500 kg/m 3. All the specimens were cured after casting and demoulding in curing regimes, i.e. at room temperature (ac) and in water (wc). The highest strength was obtained for cement-slag mortars 380-wc at later ages as 80 MPa. For all groups of mortars, there could rarely be strength loss at later ages. It was observed that in duration of 3-7 days, wc is the optimum for all groups of mortars with exception of cement mortar 500 and slag mortar 500. In duration of …
Lightweight Concrete Made From Crushed Oil Palm Shell: Tensile Strength And Effect Of Initial Curing On Compressive Strength, Hilmi Mahmud
Lightweight Concrete Made From Crushed Oil Palm Shell: Tensile Strength And Effect Of Initial Curing On Compressive Strength, Hilmi Mahmud
Hilmi Mahmud
Oil palm shell (OPS) is a waste lightweight aggregate originating from the palm oil industry, which is approximately 50% lighter than conventional aggregate. In this study, crushed old OPS was used as coarse aggregate. Compressive strength under different curing conditions and the splitting tensile and flexural strengths were compared with those of the normal weight granite concrete. The test results showed that OPS concrete with a compressive strength in the range of 34-53 MPa has a splitting tensile strength range of 2.8-3.5 MPa and flexural strength range of 4.4-7.0 MPa. The sensitivity of compressive strength of OPS concrete in this …
Effect Of Steel Fiber On The Mechanical Properties Of Oil Palm Shell Lightweight Concrete, Hilmi Mahmud
Effect Of Steel Fiber On The Mechanical Properties Of Oil Palm Shell Lightweight Concrete, Hilmi Mahmud
Hilmi Mahmud
This paper reports the results of a study conducted to investigate the effect of low volume content of steel fiber on the slump, density, compressive strength under different curing conditions, splitting tensile strength, flexural strength and modulus of elasticity of a grade 35 oil palm shell (OPS) lightweight concrete mixture. The results indicate that an increase in steel fiber decreased the workability and increased the density. All the mechanical properties except the modulus of elasticity (E) improved significantly. The 28. day compressive strength of steel fiber OPS lightweight concrete in continuously moist curing was in the range of 41-45. MPa. …
Oil Palm Shell As A Lightweight Aggregate For Production High Strength Lightweight Concrete, Hilmi Mahmud
Oil Palm Shell As A Lightweight Aggregate For Production High Strength Lightweight Concrete, Hilmi Mahmud
Hilmi Mahmud
In Malaysia, oil palm shell (OPS) is an agricultural solid waste originating from the palm oil industry. In this investigation old OPS was used for production of high strength lightweight concrete (HSLC). The density, air content, workability, cube compressive strength and water absorption were measured. The effect of five types of curing conditions on 28-day compressive strength was studied. The test results showed that by incorporating limestone powder and without it, it is possible to produce the OPS concretes with 28-day compressive strength of about 43-48 MPa and dry density of about 1870-1990 kg/m3. The compressive strength of OPS HSLC …