Mechanical Properties of Mortar Modified with Cement Treated Tyre Crumb and Oil Palm Fruit Fibre

Abstract:

Addition or replacement of waste tyre in mortars and concretes in lightweight aggregate concrete composites are popular in concrete material research although the mechanical properties of the composite are reduced. Various research studies have been conducted in an effort to improve the mechanical properties of concretes and mortars containing waste tyre particles using chemicals and additives which lead to increase cost. This approach presents an economical and sustainable method, through adding oil palm fruit fibre (OPFF) at 0.5, 1%, and 1.5% by mass of cement content into the matrix and pre-treating the tyre crumb aggregate (0-40%) by volume with cement, in order to improve the properties of the composite. Mechanical properties including compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength were measured on the mortar specimens. Results showed the addition of 0.5% OPFF in 10% treated tyre crumb mortar gives the best improvement in the mechanical strengths of mortar modified with treated tyre crumb.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 802)
• Pages: 225-230
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.802.225
• Online since: October 2015
• Authors: Farah Noor Abdul Aziz, Sani Mohammed Bida, Noor Azline Mohd Nasir, Nor Azizi Safiee, Mohd Saleh Jaafar
• Keywords: Lightweight Aggregates, Lightweight Mortar, Oil Palm Fruit Fibre, Tyre Pre Treatement, Waste Tyre

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