TY  - JOUR
T1  - Compressive Strength and Crack Propagation of Cement Composites Reinforced Coconut Fibre
AU - Abdullah, Alida AU - Baharin Jamaludin, Shamsul AU - Mohd Noor, Mazlee AU - Hussin, Kamarudin 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
SP  - 108
EP  - 112
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2012.108.112
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2012.108.112
KW  - Compressive strength
KW  -crack propagation
KW  -cement composite
KW  -coconut fibre
KW  -water
KW  -Malaysia
AB  - This study presents the compressive strength and crack propagation of cement composites reinforced coconut fibre. The development of cement composites in this research were done by substituting coconut fibre to the portion of sand based on the ratio of cement to sand. Cement composites were mixed with 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 wt. % of coconut fibre and amount of water per cement ratio was fixed at 0.55. They were then cured in water for 7, 14 and 28 days of curing. The result obtained that the cement composite with 9 wt. % of coconut fibre gives highest compressive strength and the crack propagation is controlled by coconut fibre addition.
ER  -