PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF COCONUT SHELL AND COCONUT FIBRE AS COARSE AGGREGATE IN CONCRETE


EOI: 10.11242/viva-tech.01.05.001

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Mayur Patel , Uddhav Dalavi , Durvesh Kanoja , Sandesh Dhangada , "PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF COCONUT SHELL AND COCONUT FIBRE AS COARSE AGGREGATE IN CONCRETE", VIVA-IJRI Volume 1, Issue 7, Article civil_06, pp. 1-7, 2024. Published by Civil Engineering Department, VIVA Institute of Technology, Virar, India.

Abstract

“Concrete structures require a combination of strength, durability, serviceability, and longevity. This project aims to study the strength parameters of concrete by adding coconut fiber to both controlled and coconut shell concrete. The study also explores the potential use of coconut shell and fiber in building materials. The project focuses on evaluating the compression strength, split tensile strength, and flexural strength of concrete with coconut fiber volume fractions ranging from 1% to 8% in both conventional and coconut shell concrete. The optimized percentage of coconut fiber is determined to be 5% and 4% for conventional and coconut shell concrete, respectively. Finally, the study examines the mechanical properties, such as split tensile and flexural strength, of both conventional and coconut shell concrete with the optimized percentage of coconut fiber.

Keywords

Coconut Shell ,Coconut Fibre ,Coir Fibre ,Split Tensile, Compressive Strength.

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