Strength properties of concrete hollow blocks with bagasse fiber

• Main Authors: Feraer, Jonathan L., Fuentes, Christopher John B., Yu, Paul Joshua D.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2010
• Subjects: Concrete blocks; Concrete blocks > Testing; Bagasse
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7093
• Institution: De La Salle University

The use of composite materials in construction has been present ever since the ancient times. The early people use mud bricks as their construction material which is a mixture of clay, mud, sand, and water mixed with a binding material such as rice husks or straw. The concept is that mud bricks work well when they are being compressed but is easily broken if it is bent. This study adapted the concept of the early construction by using bagasse fiber, which is a natural fiber from sugarcane that is just being disposed as agricultural waste. This fiber will serve as an added mixture to Concrete Hollow Blocks. The study aims to maximize the use of bagasse fibers by conducting tests showing its strength properties and at the same tine utilizing it. The main objective of the study is to determine the properties of bagasse fibers that would affect the functionality of Concrete Hollow Blocks. The fibers to be mixed are of length ½ of an inch and below, while the weight fraction of bagasse fibers ranges from 0.5% to 1.5% of the total weight of the ordinary sand aggregates. The group conducted tests such as the test for determining the compressive load capacity of hollow blocks in determining the effective volume of bagasse fibers to CHB.