Enhanced mechanical properties plaster of Paris with addition of rice husk fibers

• Main Authors: Farmizan Pirman, Asmahani Awang
• Format: Proceedings
• Language: English; English
• Published: IOP Publishing Ltd 2019
• Subjects: TA1-2040 Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TA401-492 Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41675/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41675/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/41675/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365741608_Enhanced_Mechanical_Properties_Plaster_of_Paris_with_Addition_of_Rice_Husk_Fibers

The incorporation of additives materials into gypsum alters water absorption and mechanical properties of the final products. Plaster of Paris were prepared by using conventional methods with distinctive sizes of rice husk fibers in the range of 38 μm, 63 μm, and 250 μm. The density, water absorp...