Evaluating the influence of fly ash and waste glass on the characteristics of coconut fibers reinforced concrete

F Aslam, O Zaid, F Althoey, SH Alyami… - Structural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The disposal of waste from coal plants and waste glass (WG) is causing significant
environmental problems all around the planet. Currently, the amount of discarding of these …

Effect of steel fiber on the strength and flexural characteristics of coconut shell concrete partially blended with fly ash

R Prakash, N Divyah, S Srividhya, S Avudaiappan… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The construction industry relies heavily on concrete as a building material. The coarse
aggregate makes up a substantial portion of the volume of concrete. However, the continued …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of fly ash and waste glass powder as a fractional substitute on the performance of natural fibers reinforced concrete

F Althoey, O Zaid, A Majdi, F Alsharari… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Stockpiling and landfilling of waste glass (WG) is becoming a severe environmental issue
around the World as hundreds of tons of WG are dumped on the land. The present research …

A step towards sustainable glass fiber reinforced concrete utilizing silica fume and waste coconut shell aggregate

O Zaid, J Ahmad, MS Siddique, F Aslam… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Today, it's getting harder to find natural resources for concrete production. Utilization of the
waste materials not just helps in getting them used in concrete, cement, and other …

Mechanical and durability performance of coconut fiber reinforced concrete: a state-of-the-art review

J Ahmad, A Majdi, A Al-Fakih, AF Deifalla, F Althoey… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The push for sustainability in the construction sector has demanded the use of increasingly
renewable resources. These natural fibers are biodegradable and non-toxic, and their …

Improvement in concrete behavior with fly ash, silica-fume and coconut fibres

M Khan, M Ali - Construction and Building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Concrete is one of the most widely used construction material in spite of some inherited
issues (brittleness, weak in tension, etc.). A lot of effort has been made to alter concrete …

Normal-weight concrete with improved stress–strain characteristics reinforced with dispersed coconut fibers

EM Shcherban', SA Stel'makh, AN Beskopylny… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
According to the sustainable development concept, it is necessary to solve the issue of
replacing fiber from synthetic materials with natural, environmentally friendly, and cheap-to …

Efficiency of silica-fume content in plain and natural fiber reinforced concrete for concrete road

M Khan, A Rehman, M Ali - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The coconut fiber (CF) has the benefit of highest toughness among natural fibers. The
abundant availability and low cost make it more convenient for its use in concrete …

A critical review on the utilization of coir (coconut fiber) in cementitious materials

B Ali, A Hawreen, NB Kahla, MT Amir, M Azab… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental problems such as the depletion of natural raw materials and the discarding of
solid and gaseous wastes into the atmosphere drive modern communities towards green …

Characterization of eco‐friendly steel fiber‐reinforced concrete containing waste coconut shell as coarse aggregates and fly ash as partial cement replacement

R Prakash, R Thenmozhi, SN Raman… - Structural …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the effect of steel fiber addition into eco‐concrete made with fly ash,
an industrial by product, as partial cement replacement material, and coconut shell, an …