Enhancement of concrete using coconut fibers
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| التنسيق: | Master's thesis |
| اللغة: | الإنجليزية |
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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
2025
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | https://utmik.utm.my/handle/123456789/45858 |
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| author | Wan Amir Adham Wan Ishak |
| author2 | Mohd. Yunus Ishak, supervisor |
| author_facet | Mohd. Yunus Ishak, supervisor Wan Amir Adham Wan Ishak |
| author_sort | Wan Amir Adham Wan Ishak |
| description | Also available in printed version |
| format | Master's thesis |
| id | utm-123456789-45858 |
| institution | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2025 |
| publisher | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
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| spelling | utm-123456789-458582025-08-20T15:53:21Z Enhancement of concrete using coconut fibers Wan Amir Adham Wan Ishak Mohd. Yunus Ishak, supervisor Civil engineering Also available in printed version Fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) contains short discrete fibers that are uniformly distributed and randomly oriented. Fiber that acts as reinforcement provides strength and rigidity, helping to support structural load. The reinforcement may be platelets, particles or fibers and are usually added to improve mechanical properties such as stiffness, strength and toughness of concrete. Addition of fibers will enhance the mechanical properties and ductile behaviour of concrete due to its brittle nature. In this study, Conventional Concrete (NC) was added with relatively short, discrete, and discontinuous coconut fibers to produce Coconut Fiber Reinforced Concrete (CFRC). The main purpose of this research is to investigate the workability, physical and mechanical properties of CFRC. NC, and CFRC samples were prepared with water-cement ratio of 0.40 was used for all concrete mixes. Three fiber contents of 3%, 5%, and 7% by volume of concrete were utilised in this study. The laboratory testing included slump test for workability, density test, compressive strength test, flexural strength test and load-deflection test for mechanical and physical properties of CFRC. The sizes of specimen tested are 500 mm x 100 mm x 1000 mm for bending, 750 mm x 100 mm x 25 mm for load deflection and 100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm for compression, and density. Specimens are cured under water for maximum 28 days before testing at 7 and 28 days. It is found that using coconut fibres reduces the concrete workability. Addition and increase amount of coconut fiber do not contribute to bending strength and compressive strength even though it is show increment of strength on the early stage adding of coconut fiber. There is no significant change on densities of concrete with coconut fiber. Increase the amount of coconut fiber content in panel wall can increase performance of the wall to withstand more load and can deflect more when load were applied on it snhas UTM 84 p. Thesis (Sarjana Kejuruteraan (Struktur)) - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2016 2025-03-12T04:45:53Z 2025-03-12T04:45:53Z 2016 Master's thesis https://utmik.utm.my/handle/123456789/45858 vital:120441 valet-20190219-161314 ENG Closed Access UTM Complete Unpublished Completion application/pdf Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
| spellingShingle | Civil engineering Wan Amir Adham Wan Ishak Enhancement of concrete using coconut fibers |
| thesis_level | Master |
| title | Enhancement of concrete using coconut fibers |
| title_full | Enhancement of concrete using coconut fibers |
| title_fullStr | Enhancement of concrete using coconut fibers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancement of concrete using coconut fibers |
| title_short | Enhancement of concrete using coconut fibers |
| title_sort | enhancement of concrete using coconut fibers |
| topic | Civil engineering |
| url | https://utmik.utm.my/handle/123456789/45858 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT wanamiradhamwanishak enhancementofconcreteusingcoconutfibers |