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Effect of Rice Husk on the Mechanical Properties of Cement-Based Mortar

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dc.contributor.author Danso H.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-31T15:05:19Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-31T15:05:19Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier.issn 22502122
dc.identifier.other 10.1007/s40033-020-00228-z
dc.identifier.uri http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/366
dc.description Danso, H., Department of Construction and Wood Technology, University of Education Winneba, Kumsi, Ghana en_US
dc.description.abstract This paper presents an experimental study on effect of rice husk on the mechanical properties of cement-based mortar. Cement-based mortar enhanced with rice husk between 0 and 2% by weight was cured and tested on 7, 14, 21 and 28�days for their properties. The 0.5% rice husk specimens achieved 24% and 6% increase in tensile and compressive strengths, respectively, over the control. SEM analysis revealed a good bond between the rice husk and the matrix. The study concludes that the inclusion of rice husk positively affects the mechanical properties of the cement-based mortar. 0.5% rice husk is recommended to construction practitioners as an enhancement of cement-based mortar for construction application. � 2020, The Institution of Engineers (India). en_US
dc.publisher Springer en_US
dc.subject Cement-based mortar en_US
dc.subject Compressive strength en_US
dc.subject Density en_US
dc.subject EDS analysis en_US
dc.subject Mechanical properties en_US
dc.subject Rice husk en_US
dc.subject SEM analysis en_US
dc.subject Tensile strength en_US
dc.title Effect of Rice Husk on the Mechanical Properties of Cement-Based Mortar en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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