The sample will

The collected coconut The husk will be

husk will be weighed
to determine its initial
weight.
bedried to the oven to
washed by distilled
remove the water and
water to remove any
weigh again to get the
impurities.
final weight.

3.1.1 Preparation of Coconut Husk Ash

The dried coconut husk

will be placed in cans and
subjected to control
burning at 600°C at 1hr
and 45mins.
Packed into the ziplock to
After that, the sample
prevent the contamination
turned to ash and et it cool
of any impurities to the
for approximately 1 hour.
ash samples.

3.1.2 Preparation of Alkaline Liquid Solution

200 grams of NaOH will be The mixture should be continuously

dissolved to 1000 ml of volumetric stirred till there is no visible flakes
flask. of NaOH can be seen.
 3.1.3 Preparation of Treated Powdered Coconut Fiber

The fibers are separated

The coconut fiber will be
manually by hand and cut The coconut fiber will be
dried in an oven in a
into small pieces and will soaked in the alkali
temperature of 90°C for 5
be subjected into solution for 3 hours.
hours.
grinding to pulverized.

3.2 Chemical Analysis (Loss on Ignition)

Loss in Ignition is the loss of weight due to release of volatiles

on ignition. A sample is ignited in a furnace under controlled conditions
and the weight loss is measured. This applies to pozzolanas which have
to be calcined for use.
Weigh crucible and
Dry crucibles at for at least
add 5 grams of husk.
1 hour. Cool in Cool the crucible and
Put the crucible with
dessicator for 30 sample and reweigh.
sample in the oven at
minutes.
for 7 hours.
Where:
Ws = reweigh sample
Wc = weigh crucible
.Place the crucible Wa = weigh ash
After that, cool the
Weigh the crucible with sample into the
crucible with sample
with ash. furnace at and leave
for at least 5 minutes
it for 4 hours.
 3.3Physical Analysis of Coconut Husk Ash

Yield Percent Particle Size Bulk Density

The volume of 100g of the

1 Kg of coconut husk fiber
The 1 Kg of Ash sample will ash was measured in a
will be subjected to be
be subjected to screening. measuring cylinder (250ml)
burned in the furnace at
600˚C

After tapping the cylinder

on a wooden plank until no
The weight of the particles
visible decrease in volume
that will pass the 150-
After the samples was cooled will be noticed, and based
micron sieve will be
the ashes will be weighed on the weight volume.
subjected to the testings.
again to determine its final
(ASTM C125)
mass.

Yield Percent = The apparent density was

Initial Weight – Final Weight X 100 calculated. (ASTM C125)
Physical Analysis of Treated Powdered Coconut Fiber

The Physical characteristic to be determine in powdered coconut

fiber is the bulk density and particle size other physical properties are
shown in the related literature. The methods that will be used for the
determination of density will be the same except for the screen mesh
used for particle size determination. For the powdered coconut fiber, the
particle that will pass the screen mesh no.70 will be used as an
admixture.

3.4.1 Compressive test

The preparation of the sample material was carried out
under laboratory conditions using procedures outlined by ASTM
C109/C109M. The objective was to evaluate the effect of the
pozzolanic material, as substituted for Portland cement, and the
addition of treated powdered coconut fiber on the compressive
strength of concrete. The results will be presented as a
comparison between the control specimen compressive strength
and the strength of the test specimens by percent of pozzolan
used at 7 and 28 days of curing time.
• The test specimens (50 x 50 x 50 mm prisms) will be molded
from a control mixture and the test mixtures in accordance
with ASTM C109/C109M.
• The test mixtures used admixtures to replace 20, 30, 40 and
50% of the mass of the Portland cement used in the control
mixture.
• The proportion of materials for standard mortar is one part of
cement to 2.75 parts of graded standard sand by weight
(1:2.75).
• The water cement ratio that will be used for this study is 0.5.

The control mixture is consisted of:

 88.33 g of Portland cement
 229.17 g of graded standard sand
 249.50 ml of water
Table no. 4 Mix Design for the Effect of Partial Substitution of Partial Substitution
of Coconut Husk Ash in the Concrete
Mixture OPC (g) CHA (g) Sand (g) Water (ml)
C20 70.66 17.67 229.17 249.50
C30 61.83 26.50 229.17 249.50
C40 53 35.33 229.17 249.50
C50 44.165 44.165 229.17 249.50

 The test specimens (50 x 50 x 50 mm prisms) will be molded from a

control mixture and the test mixtures in accordance with ASTM
C109/C109M.
 The test mixtures will be used Coconut Husk Ash to replace 20, 30, 40
and 50% of the mass of the Portland cement used and 3% of Treated
Powdered Coconut Fiber of the mass of the sand used in the control
mixture.
 The proportion of materials for standard mortar is one part of cement to
2.75 parts of graded standard sand by weight (1:2).
 The water cement ratio that will be used for this study is 0.5
 Table no. 5 Mix Design for the Effect of Partial Substitution of the 3% of the
Treated Powdered Coconut Fiber in the Concrete
TPCF (g)
Mixture OPC (g) CHA (g) Sand (g) Water (ml)
(3%)
CA3 70.66 17.67 6.88 222.29 249.50
CB3 61.83 26.50 6.88 222.29 249.50
CC3 53 35.33 6.88 222.29 249.50
CD3 44.165 44.165 6.88 222.29 249.50

The purpose of this testing is to analyze the strength activity index for
concrete samples blended with pozzolan. Test specimens from a control
mixture and a test mixture were molded in accordance with ASTM
C109/C109M. In the test mixture, 20% of the mass of Portland cement used
in the control mixture was replaced by the same mass of the test pozzolan.
Test cube batches were produced in accordance with ASTM C311, Standard
Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Fly Ash or Natural Pozzolans for Use
in Portland-Cement Concrete.
Test Mixtures:
Control mixture:
•70.66 g of Portland cement
•88.33 g of Portland cement
•17.67 of test sample (pozzolan)
•229.17 g of graded standard sand
•229.17 g of graded standard sand
•249.50 ml of water
•249.50 ml of water
 After molding, the specimens were placed in a moist room at
23.0°C for 24 hours, and then removed from the moist room and stored in
saturated lime water as specified in ASTM C109/C109M, and the
compressive strength was determined for two specimens of the control
mixture and two specimens of the test mixtures at curing durations of 7
and 28 days.

The pozzolanic activity index was calculated as follows:

Where:
A= average compressive strength of test mixtures cubes.
B= average compressive strength of control mix cubes.

The minimum ASTM C618 requirement for strength activity index is

75% at 7 and 28 days, and this specification states that “meeting the 7
days or 28 days strength activity index will indicate specifications
compliance.”
 The data that will be collected after the
testings and experiment will be analyzed
using the formulas and techniques provided
by the ASTM C-109/C- 109M. The figures
that will be shown below are the sample
tabulation for the statistical treatment of`
data.
 Appendices
Appendix A: Summary of Expenses

Materials Cost

NaOH P100/ kg

Distilled water P80.00 (7liters)

Coconut husk/fiber P60/ sack

Cement(Type 1) P170/sack
Sand P18/bag

Industrial Gloves P745.00 (6 pairs)

NaOH 150/100 grams

Laboratory Facial Mask P120.00 (10 pcs.)

Tissue Paper P72.25 (600 sheets)

Plastic Zipbag P98.00 (25 pcs.)

Compressive Strength Testing P200/ testx 24 samples=
Fee 4800

Total P7,296.25
 Appendix B: Timeline

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Planning August 2018 September 2018 October 2018 November 2018
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review.
Materials and
Methods.

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materials
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and Analysis

Experiment

Testing