Influence of Coconut Fiber and Shell on Concrete

,Prem Prateek,Professor, Department Of Civil Engineering, Bit Sindri, Dhanbad (Jharkhand), India ,Chandan Kumar,Priti Kumari,Sukriti Srivastava,Dr Krishna Murari

doi:10.35940/ijisme.h1250.076820

Abstract

Concrete is a Composite material which is composed of Cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate binded together with a definite proportion of water. Concrete is widely used in every single construction work around the world. Due to large scale construction activities using conventional coarse aggregate such as granite as a constructional material extreme reduction in the natural stone deposit has been encountered and is affecting the environment, hence causing ecology imbalance. In current situation of construction, price factor and the wide range of extraction and processing of materialsis matter of great concern for the people as well as environment. Therefore, introduction of alternate waste material in place of natural aggregate in concrete production not only protects environment but also make concrete a suitable, economical and environment friendly construction material. Different material like Coconut Shell and Fiber can also be used alternatively. In this project CoconutShell and fiber are used as partial replacement for coarse aggregate as well as fine aggregate, respectively. To study characteristic properties of concrete 10% and 20% for coarse aggregate and 1%, and 2% for fine aggregate are replaced by its weight with coconut shell and fiber.

Highlights

According to the research, the high cost of conventional building materials plays a major role implanting housing delivery around the world
1) Cement–Cement is a binding material used in building construction and civil engineering construction.It is made by grinding calcined limestone and clay to a fine power, which can be mixed with water and poured to set as a solid mass and adheres to other materials to bind them together
The coconut shell containing concrete shows a minimal variation than normal aggregate concrete

Summary

INTRODUCTION

The high cost of conventional building materials plays a major role implanting housing delivery around the world. This leads a necessitated research to accommodate alternative material for future construction. Coconut shell effectively reduces vulnerability of concrete: against alkalinity, acid, and salt.Coconut fiber haveTensileStrength of 21.5MPa which is the toughest among all natural fibers. They are capable of taking 4-6 times more strains than other fibers. Prem Prateek*, UG Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, Bihta (Patna), India.

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