TY  - JOUR
T1  - Strength Evaluation of Cocos nucifera Fibre Reinforced Concrete
AU - Atoyebi, O. D. AU - Osuolale, O. M. AU - Ibitogbe, E. M. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 21
SP  - 8061
EP  - 8066
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.8061.8066
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.8061.8066
KW  - Civil Engineering
KW  -coir
KW  -coconut fiber
KW  -concrete
KW  -waste
KW  -Agro-waste
AB  - Agro-waste can be used as raw materials for manufacturing various products after recycling. Different
researches have investigated the usefulness of coconut fibers (coir) as a micro-reinforcement in concrete this
research is aimed at determining properties of fresh and hardened concrete from Ordinary Portland Cement
(OPC) reinforced with coconut fiber (coir) and super plasticizer admixture in the form of liquid soap. The flexural
and compressive strength of the Coconut Fiber Reinforced Concrete (CRFC) were evaluated at varying
percentages (0.1, 0.3 and 0.5% by weight of cement) of fiber. The optimal percentage of fiber for both
compressive and flexural strength was determined. It is observed that, there is an increment in the various
properties and strength of concrete by the addition of fiber as reinforcement, up to an optimum percentage
where the strength starts to drop. The flexural strength was seen to increase considerably by about 17.6% while
the compressive strength improved by 23%.
ER  -