The suitability of coconut shell concrete as a replacements in term of mechanical and thermal properties – a review

• Main Authors: Leman, Alif Syazani, Shahidan, Shahiron, Saiful Bahari, Nur Amira Afiza
• Other Authors: Mohd Zuki, Sharifah Salwa
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTHM 2020
• Subjects: TH1000-1725 Systems of building construction. Including fireproof construction, concrete construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3294/1/Ch01.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/3294/

The most critical issue in environment protection and natural resource conservation is waste management [1]. Changes in environment and an increase in population are the main causes of the many processes of deterioration which have altered the ecosystem of our planet, including the generation of municipal solid waste (MFS) [2]. Therefore, there is a need to reuse waste to create a greener and healthier place on earth. The usage of agricultural waste will be emphasized in this research. Being renewable, low-cost, lightweight, having high specific strength and stiffness have made agricultural waste ideal for use as construction materials [3]. Coconut shell, oil palm shell, oil palm clinker, corncob ash, and rice husk ash are all agricultural by-products. Although some of these materials can be used as animal feed or fuel in biomass power plants or boilers of various industrial sectors to produce steam, a lot of these materials are still disposed off into landfills or burnt. This leads to serious environmental problems...