Effects of heat treatment on oil palm shell coarse aggregates for high strength lightweight concrete

Materials and Design

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 702-707

  Yew, Ming Kun ^a   Mahmud, Hilmi Bin ^a   Ang, Bee Chin ^a   Yew, Ming Chian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Density; Environmental performance; Lightweight aggregate concrete; Mechanical properties; Oil palm shell

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETES; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEAT TREATMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PALM OIL; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EFFECTS OF HEAT TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; HIGH STRENGTH LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETES; LIGHT-WEIGHT AGGREGATE CONCRETE; NORMAL WEIGHT CONCRETE; OIL PALM; TEMPERATURE SETTING; ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84884367210     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.08.096     Document Type: Article

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