Enhancing the performance of compressed soil bricks with natural additives: Wood chips and date palm fibers

AlShuhail, Khalid; Aldawoud, Abdelsalam; Syarif, Junaidi; Abu-Abdoun, Ideisan I.

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123611

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“…The addition of date palm fibers and wood chips to soil-cement bricks was studied by [19]. The study analyzed several stages, with different proportions of cement, clay modifier, and residues.…”

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Evaluation of the Technological Properties of Soil–Cement Bricks with Incorporation of Coconut Fiber Powder

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Valadão

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The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of partial replacement of soil by different percentages of coconut fiber powder in the manufacture of soil–cement bricks. The reference mix ratio of 10:1 (soil:cement) in volume was used for the manufacture of bricks, in addition to the partial replacement of soil mass by 5, 10, and 15% of coconut fiber. The characterization of the raw materials was performed with the analysis of the granulometry, together with technological tests, such as mechanical compressive strength and water absorption. As a result, it was observed that the soil has 34.30% clay and 62.80% sand, characterizing a sandy-clay soil type and the coconut fiber powder was characterized as a fine aggregate. The mechanical compressive strength tests showed a decrease in their average values according to the increase in the incorporation of coconut fiber into the bricks. It was concluded that the results of the mechanical compressive strength and some of the water absorption are in disagreement with the Brazilian technical standard. This conclusion corroborates other studies that show the difficulty in standardizing reference mixtures and working with soil, which is a highly heterogeneous material.

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Evaluation of the Technological Properties of Soil–Cement Bricks with Incorporation of Coconut Fiber Powder

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Cecchin

Valadão

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“…Research into amalgamated materials has grown over recent years, focusing on their mechanical and physical qualities for an extensive variety of applications [1]. Owing to their nonabrasive nature and less power ingesting as well as their high specific mechanical qualities and biodegradability natural fibers including oil and date palm, jute fiber, hemp fiber, kenaf fiber, sisal fiber, glass fiber, and pineapple leaf take numerous compensations for both people and environment [2] [3]. Meanwhile, the demand for petroleum-based polymer composites is on the rise across a wide range of sectors and applications.…”

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“…The inferiority microfibril inclination of the fiber axis with a longitudinal direction is also present in bamboo fibers [13,14]. Relatively dense (1.5 g/cm 3 ) and mechanical properties like bending load strength make bamboo superior to manufactured glass fibers in many applications.…”

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Investigation on Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Date Palm Fiber Reinforced Aliphatic Epoxy Hybrid Composites

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Reddy³

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Advances in Polymer Technology

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Automotive industry attention in using date palm fiber as an internal material has been sparked by its use as a polymer reinforced composite. Date palm fiber-reinforced aliphatic epoxy composites for semistructural applications are the key goals of this work. To make the various composites, they used a combination of manual lay-up and adhesive bonding. Date palm fiber/bamboo hybrid composite and uncontaminated composites were tested through density, tensile, flexural, and impact tests and also studied the effects of swelling, water absorption, and physical performance in greater depth. According to studies, hybrid composites constructed from date palm fiber and bamboo had the best mechanical properties. The date palm/bamboo hybrid composite was created to impact the toughness of 12.72 J/m in tensile, flexural strength, and impact toughness measurements. The reduced swelling and water absorption were 27.66 percent and 15.37 percent, respectively, when testing a date palm fiber/bamboo hybrid composite. Density ranged from 1.15 g/cm3 to 1.25 g/cm3 for bamboo fiber composite material and from 1.23 to 1.27 g/cm3 for date palm fiber/bamboo composite material. High flexural strength is achieved by the bamboo composite specimen (bamboo: 6.18 MPa), followed by (PDF- A / B : 61.12 MPa, date palm fiber-AA/ B : 61.08 MPa, date palm fiber- L / B : 60.82 MPa, and date palm fiber- G / B : 61.47 MPa), and the PDF composite specimens (date palm fiber- A / B : 61.112). Hybridized materials (date palm fiber/bamboo fiber) with a 50 : 50 ratio had higher impact strength.

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“…Batool et al [ 16 ] emphasized the influence of sawdust as a fine aggregate on the hardening property of concrete and believed that a 10% substitution rate could obtain a low-cost composite with good performance. AlShuhail et al [ 17 ] studied the effect of sawdust on the mechanical and physical properties of soil brick samples. The compressive strength increased to 1.72 MPa by adding 5% wood chips.…”

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Properties of Light Cementitious Composite Materials with Waste Wood Chips

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Wang

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The CO2 emissions from the cement industry and the production of waste wood chips are increasing with the rapid growth of the construction industry. In order to develop a green environmental protection building material with low thermal conductivity and up to standard mechanical properties, in this study, pine waste wood chips were mixed into cement-based materials as fine aggregate, and three different kinds of cementitious binders were used, including sulfur aluminate cement (SAC), ordinary Portland cement (OPC), and granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS), to prepare a recycled light cementitious composite material. The mechanical, thermal conductivity, shrinkage, water absorption, and pore structure of a wood chip light cementitious composite material were studied by changing the Ch/B (the mass ratio of wood chip to binder). The results showed that the strength, dry density, and thermal conductivity of the specimens decreased significantly with the increase in the Ch/B, while the shrinkage, water absorption, and pore size increased with the increase in the Ch/B. By comparing three different kinds of cementitious binders, the dry density of the material prepared with OPC was 942 kg/m3, the compressive strength of the material prepared with SAC was 13.5 MPa, and the thermal conductivity of the material prepared with slag was the lowest at 0.15 W/m/K. From the perspective of low-cost and low-carbon emissions, it was determined that the best way to prepare a light cementitious composite with waste wood chips is to use granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) as the cementitious binder.

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Enhancing the performance of compressed soil bricks with natural additives: Wood chips and date palm fibers

Cited by 29 publications

References 16 publications

Evaluation of the Technological Properties of Soil–Cement Bricks with Incorporation of Coconut Fiber Powder

Evaluation of the Technological Properties of Soil–Cement Bricks with Incorporation of Coconut Fiber Powder

Investigation on Physical and Mechanical Characteristics of Date Palm Fiber Reinforced Aliphatic Epoxy Hybrid Composites

Properties of Light Cementitious Composite Materials with Waste Wood Chips

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