Effect of eco-processed pozzolan as a partial cement replacement on properties of interlocking compressed earth brick

Housing price in Malaysia is unaffordable for most middle to lower income citizens. This is due to, Malaysia has been using massive amount of conventional construction materials such as concrete, fired earth bricks and cement-based bricks, which are expensive and hazardous to the environment. The In...

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Main Author:	Amira Ameer
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2022
Subjects:	TA1-2040 Engineering (General) Civil engineering (General)
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spelling	my-ums-ep.413012024-10-23T03:56:59Z Effect of eco-processed pozzolan as a partial cement replacement on properties of interlocking compressed earth brick 2022 Amira Ameer TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) Housing price in Malaysia is unaffordable for most middle to lower income citizens. This is due to, Malaysia has been using massive amount of conventional construction materials such as concrete, fired earth bricks and cement-based bricks, which are expensive and hazardous to the environment. The Interlocking Compressed Earth Brick (ICEB) has been proved to have numerous advantages over the conventional method, including the ability to reduce overall building construction costs. The ICEB is the mixture of soil, sand, water and stabilizer such as cement. Agricultural by-products such as Eco-Processed Pozzolan (EPP) can be used to partially replace cement percentages in ICEB. However, the optimum design and the effect of EPP on ICEB’s strength and durability are unknown. Therefore, this study was conducted to establish the optimum mix design of ICEB units using 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% EPP as partial cement replacement based on compressive strength. In addition, determination of water absorption, porosity, crystallographic as well as the morphology of ICEB units has been carried out to study the effect of EPP towards the durability properties of the ICEB units in terms of water absorption and porosity. Based on the laboratory test results, 20% of EPP as partial cement replacement with 16% water absorption and 31% porosity is chosen as an optimal replacement level because it uses high amount of EPP in design mixture without affecting the compressive strength and durability of the ICEB. Therefore, EPP may be recommended as an admixture in the construction of green buildings and structures in the future. 2022 Thesis https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41301/ https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41301/1/24%20PAGES.pdf text en public https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41301/2/FULLTEXT.pdf text en validuser masters Universiti Malaysia Sabah Faculty Of Engineering
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description	Housing price in Malaysia is unaffordable for most middle to lower income citizens. This is due to, Malaysia has been using massive amount of conventional construction materials such as concrete, fired earth bricks and cement-based bricks, which are expensive and hazardous to the environment. The Interlocking Compressed Earth Brick (ICEB) has been proved to have numerous advantages over the conventional method, including the ability to reduce overall building construction costs. The ICEB is the mixture of soil, sand, water and stabilizer such as cement. Agricultural by-products such as Eco-Processed Pozzolan (EPP) can be used to partially replace cement percentages in ICEB. However, the optimum design and the effect of EPP on ICEB’s strength and durability are unknown. Therefore, this study was conducted to establish the optimum mix design of ICEB units using 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% EPP as partial cement replacement based on compressive strength. In addition, determination of water absorption, porosity, crystallographic as well as the morphology of ICEB units has been carried out to study the effect of EPP towards the durability properties of the ICEB units in terms of water absorption and porosity. Based on the laboratory test results, 20% of EPP as partial cement replacement with 16% water absorption and 31% porosity is chosen as an optimal replacement level because it uses high amount of EPP in design mixture without affecting the compressive strength and durability of the ICEB. Therefore, EPP may be recommended as an admixture in the construction of green buildings and structures in the future.
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author	Amira Ameer
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title	Effect of eco-processed pozzolan as a partial cement replacement on properties of interlocking compressed earth brick
title_short	Effect of eco-processed pozzolan as a partial cement replacement on properties of interlocking compressed earth brick
title_full	Effect of eco-processed pozzolan as a partial cement replacement on properties of interlocking compressed earth brick
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title_full_unstemmed	Effect of eco-processed pozzolan as a partial cement replacement on properties of interlocking compressed earth brick
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granting_institution	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
granting_department	Faculty Of Engineering
publishDate	2022
url	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41301/1/24%20PAGES.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41301/2/FULLTEXT.pdf
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Effect of eco-processed pozzolan as a partial cement replacement on properties of interlocking compressed earth brick

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