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Effect of Pre-Soaking Treatment Method on Plant-Based Aggre-Gate for Production of High-Strength Lightweight Concrete

Ming Kun Yew
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Ming Chian Yew
,
Jing Han Beh
,
Foo Wei Lee
,
Siong Kang Lim
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Yee Ling Lee
,
Jee Hock Lim
,
K. I. Syed Ahmed Kabeer
Version 1 : Received: 10 April 2023 / Approved: 10 April 2023 / Online: 10 April 2023 (07:08:54 CEST)

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Yew, M.K.; Yew, M.C.; Beh, J.H.; Lee, F.W.; Lim, S.K.; Lee, Y.L.; Lim, J.H.; Kabeer, K.I.S.A. Effect of Pre-Soaking Treatment Method of Plant-Based Aggregate on the Properties of Lightweight Concrete—Preliminary Study. Coatings 2023, 13, 864. Yew, M.K.; Yew, M.C.; Beh, J.H.; Lee, F.W.; Lim, S.K.; Lee, Y.L.; Lim, J.H.; Kabeer, K.I.S.A. Effect of Pre-Soaking Treatment Method of Plant-Based Aggregate on the Properties of Lightweight Concrete—Preliminary Study. Coatings 2023, 13, 864.

Abstract

This research investigates the effect of pre-soaking treatment on plant-based aggregate using a wet grout binder to formulate a high-strength lightweight concrete (HSLWC). The surface modification utilising a novel grout soaking technique with various water-to-cement (w/c) ratios indicated a new method of approach for the recent development of lightweight plant-based aggregate (LWPA). In this experiment, the fresh and hardened properties of modified LWPA lightweight concrete were assessed by verifying their workability, densities, compressive and split tensile strengths towards the modulus of elasticity. The results showed that pre-soaking plant-based lightweight aggregate (w/c: 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, and 1.2) slightly increased the density of the samples compared to untreated LWPA. The oven-dry density of treated and untreated LWPA is controlled in the range of HSLWC. The outcomes indicated that the workability of the surface- modified LWPA has significant improvement up to 40% in 6 min for (TDS)/0.6 sample compared to the original LWPA. The mechanical properties of the LWPA concrete with surface modification method exhibit substantial increment of compressive strength, split tensile strength, and modulus of elasticity were recorded at 22%, 26%, and 34%, respectively. Significantly, the findings from this scientific method revealed that the pre-soaking treatment method on LWPA has shown to be a highly recommended technique in improving interfacial bonding while performing as one of the most promising solutions to improve the properties of lightweight concrete.

Keywords

Density; Pre-soaking; High strength concrete; Lightweight plant-based aggregate; Mechanical properties; Environmentally friendly

Subject

Engineering, Architecture, Building and Construction

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