A review of agro-potential waste as a constituent in railway sleepers

Khong, S. C. and Yee, J. J. and Doh, S. I. and Chin, S. C. (2022) A review of agro-potential waste as a constituent in railway sleepers. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 128 (103238). p. 1. ISSN 1474-7065. (Published)

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Abstract

Historically, concrete was used exclusively for building construction. Concrete has recently found application in the railway business, notably in the construction of concrete railway sleepers. Concrete is made up of three primary ingredients: fine aggregates, coarse aggregates, and cement. To enhance the qualities of concrete, research was conducted on the possibility of substituting wastes from other industries for the ingredients of concrete. With agriculture being one of Malaysia's main industries, ranking third in terms of national economic activity, it demonstrated the potential for using agricultural wastes as ingredients of concrete manufacturing (fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, and cement). While the characteristics of agricultural waste-derived concrete have improved, research on their use as concrete railway sleepers remains uncommon. As such, this article will examine the feasibility of incorporating agricultural waste into concrete for the manufacturing of concrete railway sleepers.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Indexed by Scopus
Uncontrolled Keywords: Agro-waste; Cement; Coarse aggregates; Concrete railway sleepers; Fine aggregates
Subjects: T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
T Technology > TF Railroad engineering and operation
Faculty/Division: Institute of Postgraduate Studies
Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology
Centre for Research in Advanced Fluid & Processes (Fluid Centre)
Depositing User: Mrs Norsaini Abdul Samat
Date Deposited: 28 Aug 2023 01:53
Last Modified: 28 Aug 2023 01:53
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38519
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