Investigation of the flexural strenght of coconut fiber reinforced concrete.

Date

4-2013

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

College

College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Adviser/Committee Chair

April Joy B. Coleta

Committee Member

Richelle G. Zafra

Abstract

Coconut fibers have the highest toughness among natural fibers (Ali et al., 2012) that is why it is incorporated in concrete structures such as roads to improve their flexural strength. This study investigated the effect of coconut fibers at different additions on flexural strength. Specifically, the effect of )5, 1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5% and 3% fiber content addition by mass of cement using fiber of lengths 20-30mm is investigated. It is found out that CFRC with fibers at a content of 2.5% has the highest flexural strength value of 4.76 MPa which passed the minimum requirement for pavements which is 3.9 MPa(Portland Concrete Association, 2013) Statistical analysis shows that 2% and 2.5% fiber additions have a significant effect on the flexural strength. However, insignificant effect of fiber addition was observed at 1%, 1.5%, and 3% fiber additions.

Language

English

Location

UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2013 E63 /B35

Document Type

Thesis

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