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Properties of polystyrene concrete bricks with sawdust ash

This project was carried out to investigate the mechanical and durability properties of hardened polystyrene concrete bricks containing sawdust ash. In this study, polystyrene beads as lightweight aggregate are used to replace fine aggregate in the concrete mixture whereas sawdust ash is for repl...

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Main Author: Chua,, Mcfarlane Kang Wei
Format: Final Year Project Report
Language:English
English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2009
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7498/1/PROPERTIES%20OF%20POLYSTYRENE%20CONCRETE%20BRICKS%20WITH%20SAWDUST%20ASH%20%2824%20pages%29.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7498/8/Properties%20of%20Polystyrene%20Concrete%20Bricks%20with%20Sawdust%20Ash%28OCR%29.pdf
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spelling my.unimas.ir.74982023-02-08T03:40:05Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7498/ Properties of polystyrene concrete bricks with sawdust ash Chua,, Mcfarlane Kang Wei TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) This project was carried out to investigate the mechanical and durability properties of hardened polystyrene concrete bricks containing sawdust ash. In this study, polystyrene beads as lightweight aggregate are used to replace fine aggregate in the concrete mixture whereas sawdust ash is for replacement of cement. A total of 216 bricks with the size of 195 mm x 100 mm x 65 mm (length x width x height) were prepared. Six tests were carried out to investigate and compared the properties of polystyrene concrete bricks. The tests were compressive strength test, water absorption, sea water attack, weight and density, dimension and acid attack. The compressive strength of bricks was depended on the materials mixed and the ratio used. Although higher ash content decreased the strength of concrete, the test result indicated that sawdust ash can contribute strength to concrete at longer curing periods. The bricks tested in sea water were compared with the bricks tested in tap water. The result shows the bricks with low weight and density recorded high water absorption rate. Sawdust ash also influenced the water absorption as it is a good water absorbing materials. The bricks tested in sea water recorded lower compressive strength than bricks tested in tap water. The bricks tested in acid attack also show changes in physical properties such as appearance, weight and density and dimension. The changes of properties of polystyrene concrete bricks are much higher for high content of polystyrene beads and sawdust ash in the mix. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2009 Final Year Project Report NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7498/1/PROPERTIES%20OF%20POLYSTYRENE%20CONCRETE%20BRICKS%20WITH%20SAWDUST%20ASH%20%2824%20pages%29.pdf text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7498/8/Properties%20of%20Polystyrene%20Concrete%20Bricks%20with%20Sawdust%20Ash%28OCR%29.pdf Chua,, Mcfarlane Kang Wei (2009) Properties of polystyrene concrete bricks with sawdust ash. [Final Year Project Report] (Unpublished)
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Chua,, Mcfarlane Kang Wei
Properties of polystyrene concrete bricks with sawdust ash
description This project was carried out to investigate the mechanical and durability properties of hardened polystyrene concrete bricks containing sawdust ash. In this study, polystyrene beads as lightweight aggregate are used to replace fine aggregate in the concrete mixture whereas sawdust ash is for replacement of cement. A total of 216 bricks with the size of 195 mm x 100 mm x 65 mm (length x width x height) were prepared. Six tests were carried out to investigate and compared the properties of polystyrene concrete bricks. The tests were compressive strength test, water absorption, sea water attack, weight and density, dimension and acid attack. The compressive strength of bricks was depended on the materials mixed and the ratio used. Although higher ash content decreased the strength of concrete, the test result indicated that sawdust ash can contribute strength to concrete at longer curing periods. The bricks tested in sea water were compared with the bricks tested in tap water. The result shows the bricks with low weight and density recorded high water absorption rate. Sawdust ash also influenced the water absorption as it is a good water absorbing materials. The bricks tested in sea water recorded lower compressive strength than bricks tested in tap water. The bricks tested in acid attack also show changes in physical properties such as appearance, weight and density and dimension. The changes of properties of polystyrene concrete bricks are much higher for high content of polystyrene beads and sawdust ash in the mix.
format Final Year Project Report
author Chua,, Mcfarlane Kang Wei
author_facet Chua,, Mcfarlane Kang Wei
author_sort Chua,, Mcfarlane Kang Wei
title Properties of polystyrene concrete bricks with sawdust ash
title_short Properties of polystyrene concrete bricks with sawdust ash
title_full Properties of polystyrene concrete bricks with sawdust ash
title_fullStr Properties of polystyrene concrete bricks with sawdust ash
title_full_unstemmed Properties of polystyrene concrete bricks with sawdust ash
title_sort properties of polystyrene concrete bricks with sawdust ash
publisher Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
publishDate 2009
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7498/1/PROPERTIES%20OF%20POLYSTYRENE%20CONCRETE%20BRICKS%20WITH%20SAWDUST%20ASH%20%2824%20pages%29.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7498/8/Properties%20of%20Polystyrene%20Concrete%20Bricks%20with%20Sawdust%20Ash%28OCR%29.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/7498/
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