Effect of coconut fiber and egg albumen in mortar for greener environment

• Main Author: Ngo, Siew Kee
• Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2394/1/NGO_SLEW_KEE.PDF; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/2394/

This study was to investigate the effect of coconut fiber and egg albumen on mortar compressive and flexural strength. The purpose of adding coconut fiber into the mortar was due to coconut fibers had a good performance in controlling cracking in mortar whereas egg albumen act as a foam which rich...