The effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as major aggregate replacement in concrete

Malaysia known as one of global leaders in production and export of palm oil. This huge production of palm oil has produced high waste product which might cause to environmental pollution. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as aggregate replacement in con...

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Main Authors: N., Abdul Rahman*, Tan, A.S.H, F., Waqbitu, N.H., Roslan
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spelling my-inti-eprints.14312020-09-29T04:25:51Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1431/ The effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as major aggregate replacement in concrete N., Abdul Rahman* Tan, A.S.H F., Waqbitu N.H., Roslan TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) TH Building construction Malaysia known as one of global leaders in production and export of palm oil. This huge production of palm oil has produced high waste product which might cause to environmental pollution. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as aggregate replacement in concrete and at the same time help to reduce the environmental pollution. The workability, density, and strength performances of concrete incorporated with 80% of OPS as coarse aggregate replacement were being investigated. Through the experimental test has shown that the OPS have high potential to be used as aggregate replacement in concrete. Furthermore, the experimental test results exhibited the advantage of OPS in reducing the density of concrete within 1800kg/m3 to 2000 kg/m3. However, the compressive strength of concrete containing OPS was decreased up to 35% from normal concrete strength. Thus, by introducing steel fibres into the OPS concrete has help in improving the concrete strength. Hence the additional of steel fibre into concrete has shown good potential in improving the lightweight concrete since it shows lower in density and 35% higher than minimum lightweight concrete strength as stated by ASTM C330-89. IOP Publishing 2020 Article PeerReviewed N., Abdul Rahman* and Tan, A.S.H and F., Waqbitu and N.H., Roslan (2020) The effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as major aggregate replacement in concrete. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 476 (012019). ISSN 1755-1315 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/476/1/012019
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TH Building construction
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TH Building construction
N., Abdul Rahman*
Tan, A.S.H
F., Waqbitu
N.H., Roslan
The effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as major aggregate replacement in concrete
description Malaysia known as one of global leaders in production and export of palm oil. This huge production of palm oil has produced high waste product which might cause to environmental pollution. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as aggregate replacement in concrete and at the same time help to reduce the environmental pollution. The workability, density, and strength performances of concrete incorporated with 80% of OPS as coarse aggregate replacement were being investigated. Through the experimental test has shown that the OPS have high potential to be used as aggregate replacement in concrete. Furthermore, the experimental test results exhibited the advantage of OPS in reducing the density of concrete within 1800kg/m3 to 2000 kg/m3. However, the compressive strength of concrete containing OPS was decreased up to 35% from normal concrete strength. Thus, by introducing steel fibres into the OPS concrete has help in improving the concrete strength. Hence the additional of steel fibre into concrete has shown good potential in improving the lightweight concrete since it shows lower in density and 35% higher than minimum lightweight concrete strength as stated by ASTM C330-89.
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author N., Abdul Rahman*
Tan, A.S.H
F., Waqbitu
N.H., Roslan
author_facet N., Abdul Rahman*
Tan, A.S.H
F., Waqbitu
N.H., Roslan
author_sort N., Abdul Rahman*
title The effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as major aggregate replacement in concrete
title_short The effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as major aggregate replacement in concrete
title_full The effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as major aggregate replacement in concrete
title_fullStr The effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as major aggregate replacement in concrete
title_full_unstemmed The effectiveness of oil palm shell (OPS) as major aggregate replacement in concrete
title_sort effectiveness of oil palm shell (ops) as major aggregate replacement in concrete
publisher IOP Publishing
publishDate 2020
url http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/1431/
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/476/1/012019
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