Effect of Mix Ratio and Curing Water on the Strength of Oil Palm Shell Aggregate Concrete

Abstract

Concrete is one oldest construction. The production of concrete consumes a large amount of natural resources. As a step in ensuring the availability of resources for future generations, it is necessary to adopt engineering practices which focus on the conversation of non-renewable resources and energy such as oil palm shell. The government has indicated a growing concern for protecting the environment and the need to preserve natural resources using alternative materials, such as recycled or waste materials. Malaysia is the one of the largest palm oil producers and exporter in the world. The palm oil industry has created an environmental pollution due to the production of huge quantities of waste from the oil extraction process such as oil palm shell.