Investigation of the splitting tensile strength and flexural strength of banana 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

Natural fibers have become an interest of many researchers due to the increasing awareness for environmental concern and the need for sustainable materials. Banana fiber is a natural fiber that is a waste of the agricultural sector and it is of high abundance locally. In this study, the effect of varying percent fiber addition by weight of cement on the splitting tensile strength and flexural strength of banana fiber reinforced concrete were studied. The values of percent addition were 0%, 0.50%, 1.00%, 1.50% and 2.00%. The results showed that addition of banana fiber had significant effect on the modulus of rupture while insignificant effect on the splitting tensile strength of concrete. Also, the optimum splitting tensile strength and flexural strength were 2.41 MPa and 4.70, respectively, achieved at 1.00% banana fiber addition by weight of cement. However, values of percent fiber addition greater than 1.00% decreased the splitting tensile strength and flexural strength of the specimen. This is due to the increase in voids between the fibers and the coarse aggregates as the fibers have higher tendency to form lumps because of higher fiber content.

Language

English

Location

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

Call Number

LG 993.5 2013 E63 /B36

Document Type

Thesis

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