Abstract:
Mud concrete was a sustainable innovation,
invented to replace existing conventional construction materials
with sustainable material. Mud concrete consists of soil and
cement along with water. In terms of sustainable construction,
cement which act as the stabilizer in mud concrete should be kept
lesser as much as possible, according to its potential
environmental issues. Therefore, evaluation of ability to enhance
the mud concrete properties by adding some admixtures is
essential. There are no of admixtures used in the construction
industry with many forms, such as liquid, solid, semisolid or
fiber. In most of the studies fiber was used as an admixture to
improve the strength performance of construction materials.
Hence, evaluate the strength performance of mud concrete with
fiber is important to reduce cement in sustainability contest.
Therefore, this study was investigated the effect of natural fiber
length on compressive strength and strength variation with water
content of mud concrete with fiber. According to the results, the
highest strength was recorded with the fiber length of 60 mm and
the compressive strength was decreasing with the increasing
water content. The study concluded that the optimum fiber
length is 60 mm and there is a negative correlation between
compressive strength and water content.
Citation:
S. A. A. Gunawardanaa, G. A. H. H. Galkanda and R. U. Halwatura, "Investigation of Fungus Growth and Moss Growth on Different Wall Care Putty Materials Along with Different Walling Materials," 2020 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 2020, pp. 96-101, doi: 10.1109/MERCon50084.2020.9185289.