Development of lightweight concrete using industrial waste material, palm kernel shell as lightweight aggregate and its properties

ICBEE 2010 - 2010 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 277-281

  Alengaram, U Johnson ^a   Mahmud, Hilmi ^a   Jumaat, Mohd Zamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Flexural behaviour; Lightweight concrete; Mechanical properties; Palm kernel shell; Waste material

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FAILURES; FLEXURAL BEHAVIOUR; FLEXURAL TESTS; HARDENED CONCRETE PROPERTIES; INDONESIA; LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE; MALAYSIA; MOMENT CAPACITY; NIGERIA; NORMAL WEIGHT CONCRETE; PALM KERNEL SHELLS; PALM OIL; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIORS; TROPICAL COUNTRIES; WASTE MATERIAL;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GRANITE; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SILICA; SILICA FUME; VEGETABLE OILS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 78651420697     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICBEE.2010.5649228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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