PROGNOSTICATION OF PERFORMANCE OF THE FRESH AND HARDENED CONCRETE MADE WITH PALMKERNEL AND PERIWINKLE SHELL AS PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF COARSE AGGREGATE AT VARYING PROPORTIONS

F. C. Onyeka, T.E. Okeke, Celestine Odenigbo

Abstract


This study evaluated the performance of concrete which its coarse aggregate component was partially swapped with the periwinkle shell (PWS) and palmkernel shell (PKS) at certain percentages. A total of 36 concrete cubes of sizes 150 by 150 by 150 mm3 with different percentages by weight of crushed granite to PWS and PKS as coarse aggregate with respective ratios of 100:0, 80:20 for each were cast and tested after 7, 21, and 28 days of curing. A comparative analysis of periwinkle shells and palmkernel shells on the mechanical property were performed to determent the effect of the aggregate nature and sizes on the weight, workability and compressive strength of the concrete. The results showed that the compressive strength of the 28 days PKS and PWS with 20% replacement were 9.1N/mm2 and 13.1N/mm2 respectively and that of 28days of granite concrete without replacement was 15.8N/mm2. This means that the compressive strength of natural, PKS and PWS concrete increases as the curing days increases. The compressive strengths of the concrete made of natural concrete were greater in all numbers of curing days compared to that of PKS and PWS concrete. Meanwhile, the compressive strength of the concrete made with 20% of periwinkle shell is great compared to that of 20% palmkernel shell for all the curing ages. The result shows that the weight of concrete made of natural concrete before curing of 7 days, 21days and 28days respectively differs and heavier than the concrete made of 20% of PKS and PWS replacement. It is also observed that the weight of concrete made with 20% of PKS is lighter comparable to that of 20% of PWS and control after 28 days of curing. This means that substituting the granite with PKS and PWS as aggregate produces a light weight concrete which is more durable with a considerable higher economic benefits and PKS concrete is more economically viable compared to the natural concrete and periwinkle shell concrete.

 

KEYWORDS: Effect of aggregate sizes, mechanical properties, palm kernel shells (PKS), periwinkle shells (PWS)


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