Flexural Behaviour of E-Waste and Coconut Fibre Reinforced Concrete Beam

M S Harikrishnan¹, M Prabha²

¹Associate Professor, ²PG Student, Department of Civil Engineering,
Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India.

Abstract

The purpose of this experimental investigation is to study the behaviour of Beams with E-Waste & Coconut Fibre. Several researches have been done in concrete beams, columns and piles using E-Waste. The concrete used in this investigation was proportioned to target a mean strength of 30 MPa. Specimens such as cubes, cylinders and prism beams were used for this work. For casting the Beams Reinforcement Fe500 is used. The Mix was used with E-Waste of 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% for coarse aggregate and Coconut fibre content of 1% (by weight of Fine aggregate). The use of coconut fibres will also lead to better management of these waste fibres. The addition of coconut fibres improved the flexural strength of concrete by about 12%, they also formed good bonding in the concrete. The mechanical properties such as cube compressive strength, cylinder split tensile strength, prism flexural strength and reinforcement beam will be determined on the conventional Concrete and compared with nonconventional concrete.

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M S Harikrishnan, M Prabha. Flexural Behaviour of E-Waste and Coconut Fibre Reinforced Concrete Beam. International Conference on Global Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development (2019): 46. Print.