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    Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Beams With Coconut Shell As Coarse Aggregates

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    This document analyzes the flexural and compressive strength of concrete beams made with partial replacements of coarse aggregate with crushed coconut shells at levels of 25%, 50%, and 75%. Beams were cast and tested to determine their physical and mechanical properties. The results showed that beams with 25% and 50% coconut shell replacement performed similarly to normal concrete beams, with comparable load capacities and failure modes. Beams with 75% shell replacement had lower load capacities but higher deflections compared to normal concrete beams. Overall, coconut shells can be used as a partial replacement for coarse aggregates in concrete with strengths comparable to normal concrete.

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    This document analyzes the flexural and compressive strength of concrete beams made with partial replacements of coarse aggregate with crushed coconut shells at levels of 25%, 50%, and 75%. Beams were cast and tested to determine their physical and mechanical properties. The results showed that beams with 25% and 50% coconut shell replacement performed similarly to normal concrete beams, with comparable load capacities and failure modes. Beams with 75% shell replacement had lower load capacities but higher deflections compared to normal concrete beams. Overall, coconut shells can be used as a partial replacement for coarse aggregates in concrete with strengths comparable to normal concrete.

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    This document analyzes the flexural and compressive strength of concrete beams made with partial replacements of coarse aggregate with crushed coconut shells at levels of 25%, 50%, and 75%. Beams were cast and tested to determine their physical and mechanical properties. The results showed that beams with 25% and 50% coconut shell replacement performed similarly to normal concrete beams, with comparable load capacities and failure modes. Beams with 75% shell replacement had lower load capacities but higher deflections compared to normal concrete beams. Overall, coconut shells can be used as a partial replacement for coarse aggregates in concrete with strengths comparable to normal concrete.

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    This document analyzes the flexural and compressive strength of concrete beams made with partial replacements of coarse aggregate with crushed coconut shells at levels of 25%, 50%, and 75%. Beams were cast and tested to determine their physical and mechanical properties. The results showed that beams with 25% and 50% coconut shell replacement performed similarly to normal concrete beams, with comparable load capacities and failure modes. Beams with 75% shell replacement had lower load capacities but higher deflections compared to normal concrete beams. Overall, coconut shells can be used as a partial replacement for coarse aggregates in concrete with strengths comparable to normal concrete.

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    BEHAVIOUR OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS WITH COCONUT SHELL AS COARSE AGGREGATES

    M. Sekar1, L.M.Poornima2

    The high cost of conventional building materials is a major factor affecting housing delivery in world. This has necessitated research into alternative materials of construction. The project paper aims at analyzing flexural and compressive strength characteristics of concrete produced using crushed, granular coconut as substitutes for conventional coarse aggregate with partial replacement using M30 grade concrete. Beams are casted, tested and their physical and mechanical properties are determined. The main objective is to encourage the use of these seemingly waste products as construction materials in low-cost housing. It is also expected to serve the purpose of encouraging housing developers in investing these materials in house construction.

    INTRODUCTION
    The high demand for concrete in the construction using normal weight aggregates such as gravel and granite drastically reduces the natural stone deposits and this has damaged the environment thereby causing ecological imbalance (Short and Kinniburgh, 1978).Therefore, there is a need to explore and to find out suitable replacement material to substitute the natural stone.In developed countries, the construction industries have identified many artificial and natural lightweight aggregates (LWA) that have replaced conventional aggregates thereby reducing the size of structural members. This has brought immense change in the development of high rise structures using LWC. However, in Asia the construction industry is yet to utilize the advantage of LWC in the construction of high rise structures. Coconut Shell (CS) are not commonly used in the construction industry but are often dumped as agricultural wastes. It was concluded that the CSs were more suitable as low strength-giving lightweight aggregate when used to replace common coarse aggregate in concrete production.Gunasekaran studied the properties of concrete using coconut shell as coarse aggregate were investigated in an experimental study. Compressive,

    flexural, splitting tensile strengths, impact resistance and bond strength were measured and compared with the theoretical values as recommended by the standards.The bond properties were determined through pull-out test. Coconut shell concrete can be classified under structural lightweight concrete. O.T. Olateju in this paper reports the exploratory study on the suitability of the periwinkle shells as partial or in concrete works. Physical and mechanical properties of periwinkle shell and crushed granite were determined and compared. A total of 300 concrete cubes of size 150 150 150 mm3 with different percentages by weight of crushed granite to periwinkle shells as coarse aggregate in the order 100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75 and 0:100 were cast, tested and their physical and mechanical properties determined.Majid Ali in this paper presents the versatility of coconut fibres and its applications in different branches of engineering, particularly in civil engineering as a construction material.Not only the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of coconut fibres are shown; but also properties of composites (cement pastes, mortar and/or concrete etc), in which coconut fibres are used as reinforcement, are discussed. Coconut fibres reinforced composites have been used as cheap and durable non structural elements. The aim of this review is to spread awareness of coconut fibres as a construction material in civil engineering.

    EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS

    Test specimen details


    All the ingredients of the mix were weighed and mixed in the concrete mixture machine as per the concrete mix design. The steel mould was used for casting the beam specimens. Before mixing the concrete, the moulds were kept ready by placing it on a horizontal surface. The sides and bottom of all the moulds were properly greased for easy demoulding. The concrete was placed in the mould in three layers and compaction was done using needle vibrator. Proper care was taken for uniform compaction and surface finish throughout the beam.

    BEAM DENTITY CC CS 25% CS 50% CS 75%

    PROPERTY PPC PPC PPC PPC

    Test setup The experiments were conducted on a loading frame of capacity 400 kN. The beams were tested as a simply supported beam with a clear span of 2500mm and it is subjected to two point loading. The loading set-up consists of a load cell, hydraulic jack and a hand pump to apply the load. The experimental set-up is shown below. Steel pellets for the Demec gauge strain measurement was pasted on the compression side and tension side.

    TEST RESULTS
    Failure mode In the control concrete beam initial crack is 35 kN. The coconut shell 25% beam initial crack is 25 kN. The coconut shell 50% beam initial crack is 30 kN. The coconut shell 75% beam initial crack is 35 kN. The failure beams as shown in the figure.

    LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY The strength beam without coconut shell is 90 kN with a central deflection of 680 mm.The strength beam with coconut shell 25% is 90 kN with a central deflection of 745 mm.The strength beam with coconut shell 50% is 90 kN with a central deflection of 1010 mm. The strength beam with coconut shell 75% is 70 kN with a central deflection of 1870 mm. The load deflection behavior of the test specimens are shown in Figure3.

    80 Load(kN) 60 40 20 0 0 500 1000 1500 Deflection (mm) 2000

    100 80 Load (kN) 60 40 20 0 0 500 1000 Deflection (mm) 1500

    CS75%

    CS50%

    100 Load (kN) 80 60 40 20 0 0 500 Deflection (mm) 1000 Load (kN)

    100 80 60 40 20 0 0 500 Deflection (mm) 1000

    CS25%

    CC

    2 stress N/mm2 1.5 1 0.5 0 0 0.0005 0.001 strain 0.0015 0.002 stress N/mm2

    2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 0 0.001 0.002 strain 0.003 0.004

    CS75%

    CS50%

    2.5 stress N/mm2 1.5 1 0.5 0 0 0.001 0.002 strain 0.003 0.004 stress N/mm2 2

    2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 0 0.002 strain 0.004 0.006

    CS25%

    CC

    CONCLUSION The experimental results of four beams, two each in CS and the NWC are presented in this paper. The comparison of mechanical properties and structural behavior of the NWC and CS beams is discussed. The crack width, deflection, ultimate strength, concrete and steel strains are analyzed and compared for both beams. Based on the results, the following conclusions may be drawn:The overall flexural behavior of reinforced PKSC beams used in this study closely resembles that of equivalent beam made with NWC.

    REFERENCE

    Gunasekaran K and Kumar P.S. lightweight concrete mix design using coconut shell aggregate. Proceedings of the building materials, structural designs and construction practices, pp375-382.

    O.T. Olateju,(1992) The efficacy of lightweight aggregate from palm kernel shells, Journal of Housing Science15 (4), pp. 263276. Majid Ali and Lee AWC and Hong Z(1986), in this paper presents the versatility of coconut fibres, pp 87-90.

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