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Influence of palm oil fuel ash on physico-mechanical properties of prepacked aggregate concrete

Mohammadhosseini, Hossein and Abdul Awal, A. S. M. and Vahedi, Abdulhamid (2015) Influence of palm oil fuel ash on physico-mechanical properties of prepacked aggregate concrete. In: 9th Asia Pacific Structural Engineering and Construction Conference & 8th ASEAN Civil Engineering Conference (APSEC-ACEC 2015), 3-5 Nov, 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Prepacked aggregate concrete (PAC) is a special type of concrete which is made by placing coarse aggregate in a formwork and injecting a grout either by pump or under gravity force to fill the voids. Utilization of pozzolanic materials in traditional concrete has become increasingly extensive, and this trend is expected to continue in prepacked concrete as well. Palm oil fuel ash (POFA) is one of the pozzolanic ashes, which has been recognized as a good pozzolanic material. This paper presents the results of some experimental tests on the performance behavior of POFA in developing physical and mechanical properties of prepacked aggregate concrete. Four concrete mixes namely prepacked concrete with 100% OPC as control, and PAC with 10%, 20% and 30% POFA were cast, and the temperature growth due to heat of hydration in all the mixtures was recorded. It has been found that POFA significantly reduced the temperature rise in prepacked concrete. The compressive and tensile strength, however, increased with replacement of POFA. The results obtained and the observation made in this study suggest that the replacement of OPC by POFA is beneficial, particularly for prepacked mass concrete where thermal cracking due to extreme heat rise is of great concern.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:palm oil fuel ash, hydration
Subjects:T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:Civil Engineering
ID Code:62221
Deposited By: Fazli Masari
Deposited On:30 May 2017 01:57
Last Modified:30 May 2017 01:57

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