Lakhiar, M.T., Ali, A., Ying, K.S., & Lakhiar, M.T. (2020). Computational and Experimental Analysis of Reinforced Aerated Concrete Beam Concrete Containing Rice Husk Ash. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202007.0510.v1
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Lakhiar, M.T., Kong Sih Ying and Muhammad Tarique Lakhiar. 2020 "Computational and Experimental Analysis of Reinforced Aerated Concrete Beam Concrete Containing Rice Husk Ash" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202007.0510.v1
Abstract
Aerated concrete, which is manufactured from binding material, sand, foaming agent and water, is currently being utilized in the construction industry because of its lightweight and durability. The binding material, cement, along with other materials used in the concrete produces huge carbon footprints during its fabrication. The utilization of natural aggregates name as coarse aggregates depletes the natural resources of the country. Therefore, huge amounts of agricultural wastes have led scholars to investigate the effectiveness of replacing conventional materials used in concrete with agricultural wastes. In the current study, rice husk ash (RHA) was used as supplementary cementing material, thereby reducing the amount of cement used in aerated concrete (AC) mixture will reduce carbon footprints. The experimental and numerical analysis were conducted to investigate structural behavior of reinforced RAC- B beams subjected to flexural load. Parametric study on structural performance of RAC- B beam under flexure were conducted using finite element analysis (FEA). From the experiment and FEA. Results from the parametric study showed that RAC-10%RHA-B with higher depth structurally performed better compared to RAC-B under flexure with greater load carrying capacity, lesser maximum deflection, and less cracks developing in the tension area.
Keywords
Aerated concrete; ultimate load; finite element analysis and rice husk ash
Subject
Engineering, Civil Engineering
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