Strength Characteristics of Concrete Reinforced With Sugar Cane Bagasse Fibre

Olutoge, F. A. and Ofuyatan, Olatokunbo M. and AraromI, Rachael and Opaluwa, Ejiga (2015) Strength Characteristics of Concrete Reinforced With Sugar Cane Bagasse Fibre. Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, 12 (3). pp. 68-71. ISSN e-ISSN: 2278-1684,p-ISSN: 2320-334X

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Abstract

This paper examined the strength characteristics of sugar cane Bagasse fibre incorporated into concrete. The Utilization of fibre in concrete production not only solves the problem of disposing this solid waste but helps conserve natural resources. A total of 40 each for cubes, cylinders and beams were cast for this study. The cubes were of dimension 100mm×100mm×100mm, the beams were 500mm×100mm×100mm in cross-section while the cylinders were 100mm in diameter and 200mm long. Five mixes of various strength grades were prepared at varying percentages of 0, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 and 1.25%. The concrete with no fibre served as control. Conplast SP430MS was used as superplasticiser. Water-cement ratio of 0.5 was maintained for all mixes. The design mix obtained was1:1.7:2.5. Compressive strength, flexural strength, splitting tensile strength were determined at 7, 14, 21 and 28 days of curing.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Sugarcane bagasse fibre, superplasticiser, compressive strength, split tensile strength, natural fibre
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TH Building construction
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	02 Apr 2020 11:27
Last Modified:	02 Apr 2020 11:27
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13285

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