Influence of sand/cement ratio on mechanical properties of Palm Kernel Shell Concrete

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1764-1769

  Mahmud, H ^a   Jumaat, M Z ^a   Alengaram, U J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b SEGI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Fly ash; Mechanical properties; Palm kernel shell; Sand to cement ratio; Silica fume

Indexed keywords

CEMENT REPLACEMENT MATERIALS; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; PALM KERNEL SHELLS; PROPERTIES OF CONCRETES; SATURATED DENSITIES; SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH; STATIC MODULUS OF ELASTICITIES;

CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE ADDITIVES; CONCRETES; FLY ASH; MINERALS; SAND; SILICA FUME; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 67649550378     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2009.1764.1769     Document Type: Article

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