Study on Durability Properties of Coconut Shell Concrete with Coconut Fiber
Coconut fiber was used in coconut shell concrete (CSC) and its durability properties were studied. The properties include: water absorption, volume of permeable pore voids, rapid chloride penetration test, sorptivity and resistance at elevated temperature. For comparison purpose, these properties we...
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| description | Coconut fiber was used in coconut shell concrete (CSC) and its durability properties were studied. The properties include: water absorption, volume of permeable pore voids, rapid chloride penetration test, sorptivity and resistance at elevated temperature. For comparison purpose, these properties were also studied on conventional concrete (CC) with coconut fibers. Three different curing conditions viz. full water immersion, site curing and air-dry conditions were employed except for temperature resistance study in which only full water immersion was used. Test results show that the durability properties were better in full water immersion condition in case of CC mixes and in site curing condition in case of CSC mixes. Temperature resistance tests gave a minimum guarantee of both CC and CSC mixes without and with coconut fibers for 2 h resistance and hence they were deemed safe for construction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3269292923c40de9ff0cafaf4cdc5aa2022-12-21T18:33:26ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092019-04-019510710.3390/buildings9050107buildings9050107Study on Durability Properties of Coconut Shell Concrete with Coconut FiberAnandh Sekar0Gunasekaran Kandasamy1Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603 203, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603 203, Tamil Nadu, IndiaCoconut fiber was used in coconut shell concrete (CSC) and its durability properties were studied. The properties include: water absorption, volume of permeable pore voids, rapid chloride penetration test, sorptivity and resistance at elevated temperature. For comparison purpose, these properties were also studied on conventional concrete (CC) with coconut fibers. Three different curing conditions viz. full water immersion, site curing and air-dry conditions were employed except for temperature resistance study in which only full water immersion was used. Test results show that the durability properties were better in full water immersion condition in case of CC mixes and in site curing condition in case of CSC mixes. Temperature resistance tests gave a minimum guarantee of both CC and CSC mixes without and with coconut fibers for 2 h resistance and hence they were deemed safe for construction.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/9/5/107coconut fibercoconut shellconcretedurabilitytemperatureproperties |
| spellingShingle | Anandh Sekar Gunasekaran Kandasamy Study on Durability Properties of Coconut Shell Concrete with Coconut Fiber Buildings coconut fiber coconut shell concrete durability temperature properties |
| title | Study on Durability Properties of Coconut Shell Concrete with Coconut Fiber |
| title_full | Study on Durability Properties of Coconut Shell Concrete with Coconut Fiber |
| title_fullStr | Study on Durability Properties of Coconut Shell Concrete with Coconut Fiber |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study on Durability Properties of Coconut Shell Concrete with Coconut Fiber |
| title_short | Study on Durability Properties of Coconut Shell Concrete with Coconut Fiber |
| title_sort | study on durability properties of coconut shell concrete with coconut fiber |
| topic | coconut fiber coconut shell concrete durability temperature properties |
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