Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Composites Containing Waste Coir Pith

Abstract:

Agricultural waste materials can often find an application in the production of concrete or mortar. In this paper, several composites containing waste coir pith are studied. A reference material without coir pith is analyzed as well, for the sake of comparison. The investigated material parameters include the basic physical properties determined by the water vacuum saturation method and helium pycnometry, compressive strength, bending strength, and thermal properties.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1054)
• Pages: 238-242
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1054.238
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Monika Čáchová*, Dana Koňáková, Eva Vejmelková, Martin Keppert, Pavel Reiterman, Anna Krojidlová, Robert Černý
• Keywords: Basic Physical Properties, Coir Pith, Mechanical Property, Thermal Properties

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