Mechanical properties of semi-lightweight concrete containing nano-palm oil clinker powder

H. M., Hamada and A. A., Alattar and F. M., Yahaya and K., Muthusamy and Tayeh, Bassam A. (2021) Mechanical properties of semi-lightweight concrete containing nano-palm oil clinker powder. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 121 (102977). pp. 1-6. ISSN 1474-7065. (Published)

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Abstract

The traditional materials used in concrete will run out some day. Therefore, waste materials can be used as an alternative material in concrete production. Palm oil clinker (POC) is one of these wastes. A new method to improve the performance of waste material characteristics is to treat and grind the waste materials to achieve nano-particle size. This study focused on the improvement of concrete strength by using different proportions of nano-palm oil clinker powder (NPOCP) as cement replacement, with a full replacement of POC as the coarse aggregate. Numerous replacement levels for cement have been conducted using NPOCP with 0% as the control mix and 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% of the total binder weight to test slump, density and compressive strength. Results illustrated that the workability of semi-lightweight aggregate concrete (semi-LWAC) increases along with the increase of NPOCP content. Density also decreases along with the increase of NPOCP in the concrete mix. Moreover, the NPOCP with 40% as replacement level has the lowest compressive strength value among all other mixtures, and the 10% replacement level has the highest compressive strength of 39 MPa.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	By-products, Environment, Nano-palm oil clinker powder, Compressive strength, Semi-lightweight aggregate concrete
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Faculty/Division:	Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology
Depositing User:	Noorul Farina Arifin
Date Deposited:	17 May 2022 03:32
Last Modified:	17 May 2022 03:32
URI:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/34158
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