Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Synthetic Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Renewable Oil Palm Shell Lightweight Concrete.

Oil palm shell (OPS) is an agricultural solid waste from the extraction process of palm oil. All these wastes from industry pose serious disposal issues for the environment. This research aims to promote the replacement of conventional coarse aggregates with eco-friendly OPS aggregate which offers several advantages, such as being lightweight, renewable, and domestically available.

Properties of Foamed Mortar Prepared with Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag.

Foamed mortar with a density of 1300 kg/m³ was prepared. In the initial laboratory trials, water-to-cement (w/c) ratios ranging from 0.54 to 0.