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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 …
Oil Palm Shell Lightweight Concrete As A Ductile Material, Hilmi Mahmud
Oil Palm Shell Lightweight Concrete As A Ductile Material, Hilmi Mahmud
Hilmi Mahmud
Crushed large oil palm shell (OPS) was used as a coarse aggregate in four different concrete mixtures. The stress-strain behavior and modulus of elasticity of OPS concrete were investigated and compared to granite normal weight concrete (NWC) and expanded clay lightweight concrete (LWC). The stress-strain curve of the OPS concrete showed that this type of LWC, in contrast to many types of structural LWC, is a ductile material. The highest E value of about 18.4. GPa was achieved in this study, which is significantly higher than previous studies. It was found that the E value of crushed OPS LWC was …