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MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FRACTURE PREDICTION OF CONCRETES CONTAINING OIL PALM SHELL AND EXPANDED CLAY FOR FULL REPLACEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AGGREGATES

In order to reduce the continual depletion and exploitation of natural resources, this paper examines the mechanical properties and fracture prediction of sustainable lightweight aggregates concretes comprising agro-industrial waste or/and artificial aggregate, considering a full replacement of con...

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Main Authors: Tan, Wei Li, Lee, Yeong Huei, Tan, Cher Siang, Lee, Yee Yong, Kueh, Ahmad Beng Hong
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2022
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling my.unimas.ir.383222022-04-18T04:11:16Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38322/ MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FRACTURE PREDICTION OF CONCRETES CONTAINING OIL PALM SHELL AND EXPANDED CLAY FOR FULL REPLACEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AGGREGATES Tan, Wei Li Lee, Yeong Huei Tan, Cher Siang Lee, Yee Yong Kueh, Ahmad Beng Hong TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) In order to reduce the continual depletion and exploitation of natural resources, this paper examines the mechanical properties and fracture prediction of sustainable lightweight aggregates concretes comprising agro-industrial waste or/and artificial aggregate, considering a full replacement of conventional coarse aggregate. The fresh and hardened properties are examined, from which three out of the five design mixes can achieve structural concrete specifications. It is observed that compression, tensile, and flexural strengths of the mixes exhibit a similar behaviour trend, as relatively higher values can be obtained from homogenous coarse aggregates compared to heterogeneous aggregates for different proportions of oil palm shell (OPS) and expanded clay replacement. The experimental results show compression strength of 13 to 32 MPa, splitting tensile strength of 1.32 to 2.97 MPa and flexural strength of 1.67 to 5.24 MPa for the investigated mixes at concrete age of 28-day. Most of the mixes are able to achieve structural use. Amongst the mixes, those containing expanded clay lower the corresponding sorptivity values. Although statistics prove that the prediction models of tensile and flexural strengths can represent existing experimental findings, further investigations are recommended for a better properties forecasting of lightweight aggregate concrete containing OPS and expanded clay. Penerbit UTM Press 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38322/1/MECHANICAL%20PROPERTIES%20-%20Copy.pdf Tan, Wei Li and Lee, Yeong Huei and Tan, Cher Siang and Lee, Yee Yong and Kueh, Ahmad Beng Hong (2022) MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FRACTURE PREDICTION OF CONCRETES CONTAINING OIL PALM SHELL AND EXPANDED CLAY FOR FULL REPLACEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AGGREGATES. Jurnal Teknologi, 84 (2). pp. 171-181. ISSN 0127-9696 https://journals.utm.my/jurnalteknologi/article/view/17485 DOI: https://doi.org/10.11113/jurnalteknologi.v84.17485
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Tan, Wei Li
Lee, Yeong Huei
Tan, Cher Siang
Lee, Yee Yong
Kueh, Ahmad Beng Hong
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FRACTURE PREDICTION OF CONCRETES CONTAINING OIL PALM SHELL AND EXPANDED CLAY FOR FULL REPLACEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AGGREGATES
description In order to reduce the continual depletion and exploitation of natural resources, this paper examines the mechanical properties and fracture prediction of sustainable lightweight aggregates concretes comprising agro-industrial waste or/and artificial aggregate, considering a full replacement of conventional coarse aggregate. The fresh and hardened properties are examined, from which three out of the five design mixes can achieve structural concrete specifications. It is observed that compression, tensile, and flexural strengths of the mixes exhibit a similar behaviour trend, as relatively higher values can be obtained from homogenous coarse aggregates compared to heterogeneous aggregates for different proportions of oil palm shell (OPS) and expanded clay replacement. The experimental results show compression strength of 13 to 32 MPa, splitting tensile strength of 1.32 to 2.97 MPa and flexural strength of 1.67 to 5.24 MPa for the investigated mixes at concrete age of 28-day. Most of the mixes are able to achieve structural use. Amongst the mixes, those containing expanded clay lower the corresponding sorptivity values. Although statistics prove that the prediction models of tensile and flexural strengths can represent existing experimental findings, further investigations are recommended for a better properties forecasting of lightweight aggregate concrete containing OPS and expanded clay.
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author Tan, Wei Li
Lee, Yeong Huei
Tan, Cher Siang
Lee, Yee Yong
Kueh, Ahmad Beng Hong
author_facet Tan, Wei Li
Lee, Yeong Huei
Tan, Cher Siang
Lee, Yee Yong
Kueh, Ahmad Beng Hong
author_sort Tan, Wei Li
title MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FRACTURE PREDICTION OF CONCRETES CONTAINING OIL PALM SHELL AND EXPANDED CLAY FOR FULL REPLACEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AGGREGATES
title_short MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FRACTURE PREDICTION OF CONCRETES CONTAINING OIL PALM SHELL AND EXPANDED CLAY FOR FULL REPLACEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AGGREGATES
title_full MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FRACTURE PREDICTION OF CONCRETES CONTAINING OIL PALM SHELL AND EXPANDED CLAY FOR FULL REPLACEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AGGREGATES
title_fullStr MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FRACTURE PREDICTION OF CONCRETES CONTAINING OIL PALM SHELL AND EXPANDED CLAY FOR FULL REPLACEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AGGREGATES
title_full_unstemmed MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND FRACTURE PREDICTION OF CONCRETES CONTAINING OIL PALM SHELL AND EXPANDED CLAY FOR FULL REPLACEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AGGREGATES
title_sort mechanical properties and fracture prediction of concretes containing oil palm shell and expanded clay for full replacement of conventional aggregates
publisher Penerbit UTM Press
publishDate 2022
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38322/1/MECHANICAL%20PROPERTIES%20-%20Copy.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/38322/
https://journals.utm.my/jurnalteknologi/article/view/17485
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