Effect of varying the moisture content of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) shell aggregates (CSA) on the compressive strength of concrete
Date
12-2014
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
College
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Timothy M. Bertiz
Abstract
The compressive strength of concrete, with Coconut Shell Aggregate (CSA) as coarse aggregate, was studied with varying moisture conditions: Saturated Surface Dry (CSA-SSD), No Treatment (CSA-NT), and Dried (CSA-D). The compressive strength of concrete was determined based on ASTM C39. The specimens contained 100% replacement of the coarse aggregate using CSA. The water-to-cement ratio used was 1:2. It was found that the substitution of CSA as coarse aggregate lowered the density of the concrete specimens to 70-80% but has developed lower compressive strength compared to normal concrete with gravel coarse aggregates. The compressive strength of the samples varied depending on the moisture treatment on the CSA ? where the drier the CSA, the higher the compressive strength developed and vise-versa.
Language
English
Location
UPLB College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology (CEAT)
Call Number
Thesis
Recommended Citation
Aying, Joshua Moses L., "Effect of varying the moisture content of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) shell aggregates (CSA) on the compressive strength of concrete" (2014). Undergraduate Theses. 3940.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/3940
Document Type
Thesis