The influence of porosity on the mechanical properties of oil palm shells concrete

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Main Author: Lim, Ming Han
Other Authors: Zaiton Haron, supervisor
Format: Bachelor thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2025
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Online Access:https://utmik.utm.my/handle/123456789/113885
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spelling utm-123456789-1138852025-08-20T21:06:38Z The influence of porosity on the mechanical properties of oil palm shells concrete Lim, Ming Han Zaiton Haron, supervisor Materials Lightweight concrete Concrete Printed version is available at faculty library In general, oil palm shells (OPS) from the agricultural wastes are porous lightweight aggregates and suitable to replace the granite aggregates in producing OPS concrete. The strength of concrete is greatly influenced by the porous materials, where its strength will be reduced when the pores in concrete is increased. This study investigates the relationship between the porosity and the mechanical properties of OPS concrete. The samples were casted by using different water/cement ratio (0.35, 0.45, 0.54 and 0.65) and composition of OPS aggregates of 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. The results show compressive strength reduced as the increase in percentage of porosity in OPS concrete. The water and cement contents had brought a great effect to the OPS concrete strength. The excessive water content in OPS concrete reduces the cohesive properties of cement paste and tends to segregate and bleeding. The increase in the amount of composition OPS in concrete will cause the dry density decreases and the percentage of porosity increases. practical01 UTM 94 p. Project Paper (Sarjana Muda Kejuruteraan (Awam - Struktur dan Bahan)) - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2012 2025-04-18T07:21:37Z 2025-04-18T07:21:37Z 2012-06 Bachelor thesis https://utmik.utm.my/handle/123456789/113885 valet-20150507-150427 vital:76311 ENG Closed Access UTM Complete Completion Unpublished application/pdf Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Lightweight concrete
Concrete
Lim, Ming Han
The influence of porosity on the mechanical properties of oil palm shells concrete
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title The influence of porosity on the mechanical properties of oil palm shells concrete
title_full The influence of porosity on the mechanical properties of oil palm shells concrete
title_fullStr The influence of porosity on the mechanical properties of oil palm shells concrete
title_full_unstemmed The influence of porosity on the mechanical properties of oil palm shells concrete
title_short The influence of porosity on the mechanical properties of oil palm shells concrete
title_sort influence of porosity on the mechanical properties of oil palm shells concrete
topic Materials
Lightweight concrete
Concrete
url https://utmik.utm.my/handle/123456789/113885
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