TITLE 1: DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF COCONUT SHELL ASH AS A

SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL IN CONCRETE

Abstract
The cost of cement used in concrete works is on the increase and unaffordable, yet the need for housing
and other constructions requiring this material keeps growing with increasing population, thus the need
to find alternative binding materials that can be used solely or in partial replacement of cement.
Agricultural waste material, in this case, coconut shells, which is an environmental pollutant can be burnt
in the open air (uncontrolled combustion) to produce coconut shell ash (CSA), which in turn was used as
pozzolana in partial replacement of cement in concrete production. The foremost aim of the work is to
check the possible use of Coconut shell ash as supplementary cementitious material that can reduce use
of cement usage, and their engineering impacts on the different properties of concrete.
Methodology
Concrete cubes can be produced using various replacement levels of 0, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 percent of
OPC with CSA and cured by immersing them in water for 7, 14 and 28 days respectively. Properties such
as compressive strength, density and setting times may be checked.
Outcome
CSA Concrete is expected to show some promise for use in reinforce concrete as well as mass concrete
structures in building construction
TITLE 2 : DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF GROUNDNUT SHELL ASH AS
A SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL IN CONCRETE
Abstract
The cost of cement used in concrete works is on the increase and unaffordable, yet the need for housing
and other constructions requiring this material keeps growing with increasing population, thus the need
to find alternative binding materials that can be used solely or in partial replacement of cement.
Agricultural waste material, in this case, groundnut shells, which is an environmental pollutant can be
burnt in the open air (uncontrolled combustion) to produce groundnut shell ash (GSA), which in turn was
used as pozzolana in partial replacement of cement in concrete production. The foremost aim of the work
is to check the possible use of groundnut shell ash as supplementary cementitious material that can
reduce use of cement usage, and their engineering impacts on the different properties of concrete.
Methodology
Concrete cubes can be produced using various replacement levels of 0, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 percent of
OPC with GSA and cured by immersing them in water for 7, 14 and 28 days respectively. Properties such
as compressive strength, density and setting times may be checked.
Outcome
GSA Concrete is expected to show some promise for use in reinforce concrete as well as mass concrete
structures in building construction