Modified pervious concrete containing biomass aggregate: Sustainability and environmental benefits

Pervious concrete (PC) can be called porous concrete or no fine concrete that has a high rate of permeability and low compressive strength. In general, compressive strength is inversely related to the void ratio. In this research, PC incorporating biomass as a coarse aggregate replacement (0 %–10 %...

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Main Authors: M. Mhaya, Akram, Shahidan, Shahiron, Mohd Zuki, Sharifah Salwa, Hakim, S.J.S., Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Haziman, Mohammad Azmi, Mohamad Azim, Huseien, Ghasan Fahim H
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author M. Mhaya, Akram
Shahidan, Shahiron
Mohd Zuki, Sharifah Salwa
Hakim, S.J.S.
Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Haziman
Mohammad Azmi, Mohamad Azim
Huseien, Ghasan Fahim H
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Shahidan, Shahiron
Mohd Zuki, Sharifah Salwa
Hakim, S.J.S.
Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Haziman
Mohammad Azmi, Mohamad Azim
Huseien, Ghasan Fahim H
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description Pervious concrete (PC) can be called porous concrete or no fine concrete that has a high rate of permeability and low compressive strength. In general, compressive strength is inversely related to the void ratio. In this research, PC incorporating biomass as a coarse aggregate replacement (0 %–10 %) was assessed utilizing compressive strength tests in a systematic way. Here, response surface methodology (RSM) was utilized in designing the experimental works. This study focused on the effect with respect to biomass aggregate (BA) on the compressive strength and the void ratio of PC. Three groups of mixtures with 0 %, 5 % and 10 % of BA were experimented with. The first group was a control mix without additives. The second group contained gellan gum (GG) and silica fume (SF) as additives. The third group comprised rice husk ash (RHA), fly ash (FA) and SF as blended cement. Compressive strength, permeability, void ratio as well as water absorption tests were conducted. The test results showed that BA, as a partial replacement of natural aggregate, tends to reduce the compressive strength of PC. Specimens with blended cement containing 5 % of BA achieved 12.10 MPa, which is 46.7 % higher than the control mix, which achieved 6.45 MPa, after 28 days of curing. Note that the compressive strength of the specimens modified with pozzolanic materials (FA, SF, and RHA) and containing 10 % of BA was 42.5 % higher than the control mix. In contrast, specimens with GG and SF achieved almost the same compressive strength compared with the control mix. This is expected to reignite the interest in PC containing BA for sustainable construction. However, it was also deduced that the outcomes of both the mathematical and experimental models of RSM were accurate and consistent. Strong correlation and minimum error were indicated by the correlation statistical indicators (R2 ), which were higher than 0.98, and the error was less than 0.2.
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spelling my.uthm.eprints-127022025-06-20T07:53:33Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/12702/ Modified pervious concrete containing biomass aggregate: Sustainability and environmental benefits M. Mhaya, Akram Shahidan, Shahiron Mohd Zuki, Sharifah Salwa Hakim, S.J.S. Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Haziman Mohammad Azmi, Mohamad Azim Huseien, Ghasan Fahim H TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Pervious concrete (PC) can be called porous concrete or no fine concrete that has a high rate of permeability and low compressive strength. In general, compressive strength is inversely related to the void ratio. In this research, PC incorporating biomass as a coarse aggregate replacement (0 %–10 %) was assessed utilizing compressive strength tests in a systematic way. Here, response surface methodology (RSM) was utilized in designing the experimental works. This study focused on the effect with respect to biomass aggregate (BA) on the compressive strength and the void ratio of PC. Three groups of mixtures with 0 %, 5 % and 10 % of BA were experimented with. The first group was a control mix without additives. The second group contained gellan gum (GG) and silica fume (SF) as additives. The third group comprised rice husk ash (RHA), fly ash (FA) and SF as blended cement. Compressive strength, permeability, void ratio as well as water absorption tests were conducted. The test results showed that BA, as a partial replacement of natural aggregate, tends to reduce the compressive strength of PC. Specimens with blended cement containing 5 % of BA achieved 12.10 MPa, which is 46.7 % higher than the control mix, which achieved 6.45 MPa, after 28 days of curing. Note that the compressive strength of the specimens modified with pozzolanic materials (FA, SF, and RHA) and containing 10 % of BA was 42.5 % higher than the control mix. In contrast, specimens with GG and SF achieved almost the same compressive strength compared with the control mix. This is expected to reignite the interest in PC containing BA for sustainable construction. However, it was also deduced that the outcomes of both the mathematical and experimental models of RSM were accurate and consistent. Strong correlation and minimum error were indicated by the correlation statistical indicators (R2 ), which were higher than 0.98, and the error was less than 0.2. elsevier 2025 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/12702/1/J19528_f48d3f0ac469a75353649e2ac9da7a01.pdf M. Mhaya, Akram and Shahidan, Shahiron and Mohd Zuki, Sharifah Salwa and Hakim, S.J.S. and Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Haziman and Mohammad Azmi, Mohamad Azim and Huseien, Ghasan Fahim H (2025) Modified pervious concrete containing biomass aggregate: Sustainability and environmental benefits. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 16. pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asej.2025.103324
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
M. Mhaya, Akram
Shahidan, Shahiron
Mohd Zuki, Sharifah Salwa
Hakim, S.J.S.
Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Haziman
Mohammad Azmi, Mohamad Azim
Huseien, Ghasan Fahim H
Modified pervious concrete containing biomass aggregate: Sustainability and environmental benefits
title Modified pervious concrete containing biomass aggregate: Sustainability and environmental benefits
title_full Modified pervious concrete containing biomass aggregate: Sustainability and environmental benefits
title_fullStr Modified pervious concrete containing biomass aggregate: Sustainability and environmental benefits
title_full_unstemmed Modified pervious concrete containing biomass aggregate: Sustainability and environmental benefits
title_short Modified pervious concrete containing biomass aggregate: Sustainability and environmental benefits
title_sort modified pervious concrete containing biomass aggregate: sustainability and environmental benefits
topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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