Application Of Bagasse Waste On Lightweight Composite Structure Material

Too, Pei Pei (2015) Application Of Bagasse Waste On Lightweight Composite Structure Material. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Concrete is one of the examples of composite structure. Typical concrete gives heavy weight and high cost during production. Hence, lightweight concrete has higher demand in market compared to typical concrete. Lightweight concrete is made up of cement, sand, admixture and water. Production of lightweight concrete leads to the release of significant amount of greenhouse gasses. Environmental issues are playing an important role in the sustainable development of concrete industry. Utilization of agricultural waste products in concrete industry has been the focus of research for economic and environmental reasons. By applying the 4R concept – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Replace, bagasse ash is going to replace some composition of basic ingredients in concrete. In order to evaluate the possibility of bagasse use in lightweight concrete, some tests such as compression test and microstructure analysis will be conducted to determine the strength, density and porosity of bagasse concrete.

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