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dc.contributor.authorKayibanda, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorOnchiri, Richard O.
dc.contributor.authorManguriu, Geoffrey
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-28T15:43:28Z
dc.date.available2020-04-28T15:43:28Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.identifier.issn2164-3172
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.tum.ac.ke/handle/123456789/17322
dc.descriptionThis article was first published in Open Journal of Civil Engineering, 2019, 9, 185-194. It can be accessed online using https://doi.org/10.4236/ojce.209.93013.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present work tried to develop suitable proportions for the production of Pineapple Leaf Fibers (PALF) reinforced Normal Strength Concrete (NSC), an experimental analysis with a mix ratio of 1:1.84:3.27 for cement: fine aggregates: coarse aggregates with constant water to cement ratio of 0.54. The total volume per mixing batch was calculated of 9 cubes + 9 cylinders + 3 beams in order to know the number of materials to be used in casting per batch, and the PALF percentage was taken based on cement weight whereby it starts from the lowest to the maximum as follow 0%, 0.2%, 0.4%, 0.6%, 0.8%, and 1%. The tests that were done on fresh concrete were compacting factors and workability using the slump test which was carried out on each fresh mix of concrete. The results showed that PALF can be used to improve the Tensile and Flexural properties of Normal Strength Concrete.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTechnical University of Mombasaen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScientific Research Publishingen_US
dc.subjectPineapple Leaf Fibersen_US
dc.subjectTensile Strengthen_US
dc.subjectCompressive Strengthen_US
dc.subjectFlexural Strengthen_US
dc.subjectWater Absorptionen_US
dc.titleDeveloping Suitable Proportions for the Production of Pineapple Leaf Fibers Reinforced Normal Strength Concreteen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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