In this investigation, coconut shell was used for the production of high strength lightweight concrete. The dry density and cube compressive strengths were measured. Coconut shell aggregate concrete of compressive strength 35.09 N/mm 2 and dry density 1913 kg/m 3 was produced. These are in the range of high strength …
Gunasekaran K (2008) Lightweight concrete using coconut shells as aggregate. In: Proceedings of international conference on advances in concrete and construction, ICACC, Hyderabad, 2008, India, pp 450–59. Muthusamy K, Sabri NA (2012) Cockle shell: a potential partial coarse aggregate replacement in concrete. Int J Sci …
The coconut shell concrete was designed for characteristic strength of 30 MPa with the incorporation of coconut shell as replacement for fine and coarse aggregate at 10%, 20% and 30% of volume fractions respectively. ... high strength light- weight concrete was produced with oil palm shell showing Ordinary Portland Cement was used for this ...
When compressive strength drops, coconut shell is replaced. As a result coconut shell concrete is employed as low weight concrete [22]. Kanojia, Apeksha (2017) results showed after replacing 40% coarse aggregate with coconut shell, compressive strength of concrete decreased by 62% over 7 days but only by 21.5% over 28 days.
In the making of lightweight concrete (LWC), coconut shell is used as a coarse aggregate because CS aggregate has a lesser density than the traditional crushed stone aggregate (CSA) [12] [13] [14 ...
In this study, coconut shell aggregate (CSA) was used in brick aggregate concrete (BAC) to produce structural lightweight concrete. Various BACs containing …
Coconut shell aggregate (CSA) has a density of roughly 550–650 kg/m 3, which is a reasonable range for employing as a lightweight aggregate in concrete [11]. Hard coconut shells stored on the mainland disintegrate in roughly 110–130 years if not properly disposed of, creating social and environmental difficulties.
It was found that density of Coconut Shell ranges between 550-650 kg/m 3 which is obviously within the specified range of lightweight concrete. Results indicate that by using CS for aggregate ...
Pumice, perlite, expanded clay, oil palm shell, and coconut shell are the some of the lightweight aggregates for the production of low density concrete [4], [5], [6]. The exponential population growth rate, the development of industry and technology and social civilization would be seen as the underlying factors that cause increased waste ...
Experimental Study on Light Weight Concrete Using Coconut Shell and Fly Ash Barkha Verma 2022, International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
Lightweight concrete has been produced using crushed coconut shell as coarse aggregate. The shear behavior of reinforced concrete beam made with coconut shell is analyzed and compared with the normal control concrete. Eight beams, four with coconut shell concrete and four with normal control concrete were fabricated and tested.
The fresh concrete properties such as the density and slump and 28 days compressive strength of lightweight concrete made with coconut shell as coarse aggregate were also presented. The findings indicate that …
The coconut shells can be used in place of natural coarse aggregate. The influence of replacing natural coarse aggregate with coconut shell at 0%, 10%, 20%, and 30% by weight on the compressive strength of M-30 grade concrete was studied. Coconut shell concrete's compressive strength was evaluated for seven, fourteen, and twenty …
Conclusions. A total of eight beam (four beams using coconut shell as an aggregate and the remaining four using control concrete with conventional aggregate) with the total volumetric torsional reinforcement ratios 0.924%, 1.142%, 1.381% and 1.584% were tested in torsion. Based on the results obtained, the following conclusions were made.
Light Weight Concrete (LWC) is typically compacting with utilisation of waste as aggregates with regard to economical upliftment. The impact resistance of Coconut Shell Concrete (CSC) is greater than CC. The CSC can also be utilized for making …
Because of the lower specific gravity of coconut shells, concrete produced by 15% replacement of coarse aggregates, reduced the density of the concrete by 7% when compared to the conventional concrete. ... Effect of mineral admixtures on mechanical properties and chemical resistance of lightweight coconut shell concrete. …
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.01.092 Corpus ID: 212867325; Permeability properties of lightweight self-consolidating concrete made with coconut shell aggregate @article{Palanisamy2020PermeabilityPO, title={Permeability properties of lightweight self-consolidating concrete made with coconut shell aggregate}, author={Murthi …
This research work reports the investigation carried out to determine the use of coconut shell as an aggregate in light weight concrete. Concrete samples were produced with different mix ratios, to determine the best and economic proportions that will give acceptable compressive strengths. ... Concrete specimen were produced with coconut shell ...
2) Coconut shell can be grouped under lightweight aggregate because 28 days air-dry density of coconut shell aggregate concrete are less than 2000 kg/m3. The actual density of the coconut shell is in the range of 550-650 kg/m3.
The coconut shells were crushed using concrete hammersto a size such that it passes through a 20mm sieve and retainedon 4.75 sieve. Crushed shells were washed to remove fibres,mud, etc. from them. The washed shells were dried in sunlightfor 2 days. The crushed edges were rough and spiky as shownin figure 1.
The properties of crushed coconut shell aggregate (CSA) is comparable to other lightweight aggregates and compatible with cement so that they can be utilized for the production of LWC [12].Gunasekaran et al. [13] reported that concrete produced using crushed CSA achieved a maximum compressive strength of 27.20 MPa. A mixture of …
Coconut shell concrete can be classified under structural lightweight concrete. The results showed that the experimental bond strength of coconut shell concrete is much higher than the bond ...
Scientific research on the use of CS as aggregate replacement materials in concrete has been in progress since last decade, with the aim of establishing its …
The absorption capacity of coconut shell (CS) aggregates is 20–25% absorption due to their inherent porosity. Hence, if CS is treated, there are chances of reducing its porosity from 2.370 to 0.315% and, in turn, may enhance its durability performances when used in concrete production. Therefore, this study has investigated …
Coconut shell concrete is one of the recently established lightweight concretes. This paper discusses the optimization of adding coconut fibers in both coconut shell concrete and conventional concrete. ... Gunasekaran, K.; Annadurai, R.; Kumar, P.S. Study on reinforced lightweight coconut shell concrete beam behavior under …
From several trial mixes using coconut shell lightweight aggregates, it was possible to develop mix proportions for a structural lightweight aggregate concrete with good workability and a 28-dayay ...
The coconut shell aims to environmental issue of disposal of these coconut shells. If the prepare light weight concrete which may reduce considerably the waste cannot be disposed properly it will lead to social and self-load of a structure and permits large precast units to be environmental problems.
This paper presents report of experimental works on the mix design and fresh properties of self-compacting lightweight aggregate concrete (SCLWC) blended with fly ash using coconut shell as coarse aggregate. After 35 initial trial mixes, 5 final mixtures were prepared with various amount of cement replacement with fly ash (0 – 25% by weight of …
coconut shell was used as a partial replacement of coarse aggregates to develop lightweight concrete. Lightweight concrete blocks find a good range of …
The 28 days compressive strength of coconut shell concrete was found to be 14.88 for 50% replacement by coconut shell aggregate under full water curing and it can be used for less important work. Reduction in weight found to be 15% and 25% for replacement by coconut shell aggregate 25% and 50% respectively.
The flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beam made with coconut shell is analyzed and compared with the normal control concrete. Twelve beams, six with coconut shell concrete and six with normal control concrete, were fabricated and tested. This study includes the moment capacity, deflection, cracking, ductility, corresponding …
Coconut shell concretes showed a 28-day modulus of rupture and splitting tensile strength values in the ranges of 2.59 to 8.45 MPa and 0.8 to 3.70 MPa, respectively, and these values were in the ...
Abstract. Utilization of concrete increases rapidly which led to depletion of natural resources. In order to resolve problem on scarcity of coarse aggregate, various …
Workability and Compressive Strength for Concrete With Coconut Shell Aggregate. A. Leman S. Shahidan M. Yusuf S. S. M. Zuki N. Misnon. Engineering, Materials Science. 2017. This study was conducted to investigate the compressive strength and workability of concrete added with coconut shells.
This study investigates the predictive capacity of machine learning models for the compressive, flexural, and split tensile strengths of concrete incorporating coconut shell as a partial replacement for coarse aggregate. The dataset, comprising 483 laboratory experimental samples from reputable literature, encompasses key parameters such as …
The coconut shell concrete is a light weight solid which may decrease the self-heap of a structure. The under taken project depends on inspecting attributes of coconut shell …
According to the findings from the study, coconut shell can be partially replaced in place of coarse aggregate and it can be used to develop lightweight …
The coconut shell concrete is a light weight solid which may decrease the self-heap of a structure. The under taken project depends on inspecting attributes of coconut shell concrete when ...
Coconut shell concrete is a structural grade lightweight concrete that has a lower self-load compared to the normal weight concrete (NWC), which allowed the production of larger precast units.