Influence of high-performance polypropylene fibre and heat-treated dura oil palm shell on durability properties of lightweight concrete

References

• Abdullah, A. A. (1984). Basic strength properties of lightweight concrete using agricultural wastes as aggregates. Proceedings of the International Conference on Low-Cost Housing for Developing Countries, Roorkee, India.
   Google Scholar
• Ahmad H. Rajab Aljuboori. (2013). Oil palm biomass residue in Malaysia: Availability and sustainability. International Journal of Biomass & Renewables, 2(1), 13–18.
   Google Scholar
• Alengaram, U. J., Mahmud, H., & Jumaat, M. Z. (2011). Enhancement and prediction of modulus of elasticity of palm kernel shell concrete. Materials & Design, 32(4), 2143–2148. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2010.11.035
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Balaguru, P., & Slattum, K. (1995). Test methods for durability of polymeric fibres in concrete and UV light exposure. American Concrete Institute, Special Publication, 155, 115–136.
   Google Scholar
• Berke, N. S., & Dallaore, M. P. (1994). The effect of low addition rates of polypropylene fibres on plastic shrinkage cracking and mechanical properties of concrete. Fibre Reinforced Concrete Developments and Innovations, ACI SP-142, 19–42.
   Google Scholar
• Chen, B., & Liu, J. (2005). Contribution of hybrid fibres on the properties of the high strength lightweight concrete having good workability. Cement and Concrete Research, 35, 913–917. doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.07.035
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Duzgun, O. A., Gul, R., & Aydin, A. C. (2005). Effect of steel fibres on the mechanical properties of natural lightweight aggregate concrete. Materials Letter, 26(4), 523–530. doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2005.05.071
   Google Scholar
• Fengel, D. (1966). On the changes of the wood and its components within the temperature range up to 200 °C-part III: Thermally and mechanically caused structural changes in Sprucewood. Holzals Roh-und Werkstoff, 24(11), 529–536.
   Google Scholar
• Hoff, G. C. (2002). Guide for the use of low-density concrete in civil works projects. Washington: US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center, ERDC/GSL TR INP-02-7.
   Google Scholar
• Janssens P. (1927). Le palmier a huile au Congo PortugaisetdansI’enclave de Cabinda. Descriptions des principales varieties de palmier (Elaeisguineensis) Bulletin Agricole du Congo Belge.
   Google Scholar
• Kakooei, S., Akil, H. M., Jamshidi, M., & Rouhi, J. (2012). The effects of polypropylene fibres on the properties of reinforced concrete structures. Concrete and Building Materials, 27, 73–77. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.08.015
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kayali, O., Haque, M. N., & Zhu, B. (1999). Drying shrinkage of fibre reinforced lightweight aggregate concrete containing fly ash. Cement and Concrete Research, 29, 1835–1840. doi:10.1016/S0008-8846(99)00179-9
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Khaloo, A. R. & Sharifian, M. (2005). Experimental investigation of low to high-strength steel fibre reinforced lightweight concrete under pure torsion. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, 6(6), 533–547.
   Google Scholar
• Khan, M. I. (2007). A novel method for measuring porosity. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 7th Saudi Engineering Conference (SEC7), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
   Google Scholar
• Libre, N. A., Shekarchi, M., Mahoutian, M., & Soroushian, P. (2011). Mechanical properties of hybrid fibre reinforced lightweight aggregate concrete made with natural pumice. Construction and Building Materials, 25(5), 2458–2464. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2010.11.058
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mannan, M. A., Alexander, J., Ganapathy, C., & Teo, D. C. L. (2006). Quality improvement of oil palm shell (OPS) as coarse aggregate in lightweight concrete. Building and Environmental, 41, 1239–1242. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.05.018
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Memon, N. A., Sumadi, S. R., & Ramli, M. (2007). Performance of high workability slag-cement mortar for ferrocement. Building and Environmental, 42, 2710–2717. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.07.015
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mo, K. H., Yap, S. P., Alengaram, U. J., Jumaat, M. Z., & Bu, C. H. (2014). Impact resistance of hybrid fibre-reinforced oil palm shell concrete. Concrete and Building Materials, 50, 499–507. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.10.016
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Neville, A. M. (2008). Properties of concrete, (CTP-VVP). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: 5th Edition, Pearson Education Limited.
   Google Scholar
• Newman, J., & Owens, P. (2003). Properties of lightweight concrete: Advanced concrete technology set. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
   Google Scholar
• Ramezanianpour, A. A., Esmarili, M., Ghahari, S. A., & Najafi, M. H. (2013). Laboratory study on the effect of polypropylene fibre on durability, and physical and mechanical characteristic of concrete for application in sleepers. Construction and Building Materials, 44, 411–418. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.02.076
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rapp, A. O. (2001). Review on heat treatments of wood, COST ACTION E22 environmental optimization of wood protection. Proceedings of Special Seminar held in Antibes, France.
   Google Scholar
• RILEM Recommendations. (1984). Absorption of water by immersion under vacuum. Materials and Structures, 101, 393–394.
   Google Scholar
• Roohollah, B., Hamid, R. P., Sadeghi, A. H., & Masoud, L. (2012). An investigation on adding polypropylene fibres to reinforce lightweight cement composites (LWC). Journal of Engineering Fibre Fabrication, 7, 13–21.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rossignolo, J. A., Agnesini, M. V. C., & Morais, J. A. (2003). Properties of high-performance LWAC for precast structures with Brazilian lightweight aggregates. Cement and Concrete Composites, 25, 77–82. doi:10.1016/S0958-9465(01)00046-4
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rostami, V., Shao, Y. X., & Boyd, A. J. (2011). Durability of concrete pipes subjected to combined steam and carbonation curing. Construction and Building Materials, 25, 3345–3355. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.03.025
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Safiuddin, M., West, J. S., & Soudki, K. A. (2010). Hardened properties of self-consolidating high performance concrete including rice husk ash. Cement and Concrete Composites, 32(9), 708–717. doi:10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2010.07.006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shafigh, P., Jumaat, M. Z., & Mahmud, H. (2011c). Effect of steel fibre on the mechanical properties of oil palm shell lightweight concrete. Materials & Design, 32, 3926–3932. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2011.02.055
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shafigh, P., Jumaat, M. Z., Mahmud, H., & Alengaram, U. J. (2011a). Oil palm shell as a lightweight aggregate for production high strength lightweight concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 25(4), 1848–1853. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2010.11.075
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shafigh, P., Jumaat, M. Z., Mahmud, H., & Alengaram, U. J. (2011b). A new method of producing high strength oil palm shell lightweight concrete. Materials & Design, 32(4), 4839–4843. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2011.06.015
   Google Scholar
• Shafigh, P., Salleh, S., Ghafari, H., & Mahmud, H. (2018). Oil palm shell as an agricultural solid waste in artificial lightweight aggregate concrete. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 22, 165–180. doi:10.1080/19648189.2016.1182084
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shahiron, S., Mustaqqim, A. R., Nik, S. N. Z., & Muhammad, A. A. (2015). Properties of steel fibre reinforcement concrete with different characteristic of steel fibre. Conference: International Integrated Engineering Summit, 28, 1–5.
   Google Scholar
• Shannag, M. J. (2011). Characteristics of lightweight concrete containing mineral admixtures. Construction and Building Materials, 25(2), 658–662. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.12.102
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Silve, A., De Brito, J., & Dhir, R. K. (2015). Prediction of the shrinkage behavior of recycled aggregate concrete: A review. Construction and Building Materials, 77, 327–339. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.12.102
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Song, P. S., Hwang, S., & Sheu, B. C. (2005). Strength properties of nylon- and polypropylene-fibre-reinforced concretes. Cement Concrete Research, 35, 1546–1550. doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.06.033
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Soylev, T. A., & Ozturan, T. (2014). Durability, physical and mechanical properties of fibre-reinforced concretes at low-volume fraction. Construction and Building Materials, 73, 67–75. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.09.058
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Stamm, A. J., & Hansen, L. A. (1937). Minimizing wood shrinkage and swelling: Effect of heating in various gases. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fundamentals, 29(7), 831–833.
   Google Scholar
• Teo, D. C. L., Mannan, M. A., Kurian, V. J., & Ganapathy, C. (2007). Lightweight concrete made from oil palm shell (OPS): Structural bond and durability properties. Building and Environmental, 42, 2614–2621. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.06.013
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). (2012, June 22). Oil palm plantation: Threats and opportunities for tropical ecosystems. Retrieved from http://www.unep.org/GEAS
   Google Scholar
• Yap, S. P., Alengaram, U. J., & Jumaat, M. Z. (2013). Enhancement of mechanical properties in polypropylene and nylon fibre reinforced oil palm shell concrete. Materials & Design, 43, 1034–1041. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2013.02.070
   Google Scholar
• Yap, S. P., Alengaram, U. J., Mo, K. H., & Jumaat, M. Z. (2017). Ductility behaviours of oil palm shell steel fibre-reinforced concrete beams under flexural loading. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 1–13. doi:10.1080/19648189.2017.1320234
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yap, S. P., Bu, C. H., Alengaram, U. J., Mo, K. H., & Jumaat, M. Z. (2014). Flexural toughness characteristics of steel polypropylene hybrid fibre-reinforced oil palm shell concrete. Materials & Design, 57, 652–659. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2014.01.004
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yew, M. K., Mahmud, H., Ang, B. C., & Yew, M. C. (2014a). Effects of oil palm shell coarse aggregate species on high strength lightweight concrete. Scientific World Journal, 2014 1–12. doi:10.1155/2014/387647
   Google Scholar
• Yew, M. K., Mahmud, H., Ang, B. C., & Yew, M. C. (2014b). Effects of heat treatment on oil palm shell coarse aggregates for high strength lightweight concrete. Materials & Design, 54, 702–707. doi:10.1016/j.matdes.2013.08.096
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yew, M. K., Mahmud, H., Ang, B. C., & Yew, M. C. (2015). Influence of different types of polypropylene fibre on the mechanical properties of high-strength oil palm shell lightweight concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 90, 36–43. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.04.024
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yew, M. K., Mahmud, H., Ang, B. C., & Yew, M. C. (2016). Effects of polypropylene twisted bundle fibres on the mechanical properties of high-strength oil palm shell lightweight concrete. Materials & Structures, 49(4), 1221–1233. doi:10.1617/s11527-015-0572-z
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yew, M. K., & Othman, I. (2011). Mechanical properties of hybrid nylon-steel-and steel-fibre-reinforced high strength concrete at low fibre volume fraction. Advance Materials Research, 168, 1704–1707. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.168-170.1704
   Google Scholar
• Yew, M. K., Othman, I., Yew, M. C., Yeo, S. H., & Mahmud, H. (2011). Strength properties of hybrid nylon-steel and polypropylene-steel fibre-reinforced high strength concrete at low volume fraction. International Journal of Physical Science, 6(33), 7584–7588.
   Google Scholar
• Yew, M. K., Yew, M. C., Saw, L. H., Ang, B. C., Lee, M. L., Lim, S. K., & Lim, J. H. (2017). Enhancement of durability properties of heat-treated oil palm shell species lightweight concrete. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1828(1), 020012. doi:10.1063/1.4979383
   Google Scholar
• Zhang, M. H., & Gjorv, O. E. (1991). Characteristics of lightweight aggregates for high strength concrete. ACI Materials Journal, 88(2), 150–158.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang, M. H., Li, L., & Paramasivam, P. (2004). Flexural toughness and impact resistance of steel-fibre-reinforced lightweight concrete. Magazine of Concrete Research, 56(5), 251–262. doi:10.1680/macr.2004.56.5.251
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang, P., & Li, Q. (2013). Effect of polypropylene fibre durability of concrete composite containing fly ash and silica fume. Composite B, 45, 1587–1594. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.10.006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar