Shear strength of oil palm shell foamed concrete beams

• Main Authors: Jumaat, Mohd Zamin, Alengaram, Ubagaram Johnson, Mahmud, Hilmi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2009
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/6080/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2008.09.024
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Four reinforced oil palm shell foamed concrete (OPSFC) beams were fabricated, and their shear behaviour was tested. The OPSFC has a target density of approximately 1600 kg/m(3) and a 28-day compressive strength of about 20 MPa. Two beams were cast with shear reinforcements while the other two were c...