PALM KERNEL SHELL AS A LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE FOR CONCRETE

Three concrete mixes of widely differing water/cement ratios were made using palm kernel shell as coarse aggregate. The properties tested include the physical properties of the shell, and the compressive, flexural and tensile splitting strengths of the concrete. These properties were compared with those of similar concrete specimens made with crushed granite as coarse aggregate. Results of the tests suggest that palm kernel shell cannot produce concrete with compressive strength above 30 mpa. However, for concrete grade 25 and below, the material was found to compare favourably with other conventional aggregate such as crushed granite.(a)

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• Authors:
  • Okafor, F O
• Publication Date: 1988-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 901-10
• Serial:
  • Cement and Concrete Research
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0008-8846
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00088846

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregates; Composite materials; Compression; Concrete; Elasticity (Mechanics); Evaluation and assessment; Granite; Mix design; Properties of materials; Strength of materials
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Materials; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00487404
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1989 12:00AM