RESEARCH ARTICLE
Mechanical Properties of Mortar with Anadara Granosa Waste as Partial Sand Replacement
Hanis Nadiah Ruslan1, Khairunisa Muthusamy1, *, Mohd Faizal Md Jaafar1, Nur Azzimah Zamri2, Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2023Volume: 17
E-location ID: e187414952303280
Publisher ID: e187414952303280
DOI: 10.2174/18741495-v17-2305230-2022-85
Article History:
Received Date: 31/12/2022Revision Received Date: 17/02/2023
Acceptance Date: 07/03/2023
Electronic publication date: 29/05/2023
Collection year: 2023
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Introduction:
In order to create a cleaner and more sustainable environment, cockle shell waste created from the local fisheries trade is used to produce construction materials, which meet the needs of a developing sustainable construction sector. The use of cockle shell waste as construction materials can help both the environment and the community. Though, the use of this waste as a partial replacement for fine aggregate (sand) in mortar has received little attention.
Aims:
the current study aims to investigate the influence of Anadara granosa (cockle shell) as a fine aggregate substitute on the mechanical properties of mortar namely compressive strength, flexural strength, and dynamic modulus elasticity.
Methods:
In this study, the cockle shell is crushed to fine particles and then integrated as fine aggregate replacement in various ratios of 10, 20, 30, and 40%.
Results:
The result indicated that integrating 10% crushed cockle shell into mortar enhances its compressive strength, flexural strength, and modulus elasticity when compared to the control mortar.
Conclusion:
Conclusively, success in utilizing cockle shells as sand in mortar can help to reduce environmental problems and produce sustainable construction material.
