Research Article
Structural Behavior of Nanocoated Oil Palm Shell as Coarse Aggregate in Lightweight Concrete
Table 1
Physical properties of aggregates used in this research.
| | Properties | Oil palm shell | Nanocoated oil palm shell | Conventional aggregate [11] |
| | Aggregate size (mm) | 12 | 12 | 40 | | Thickness (mm) | 0.4–9 | 0.4–9 | — | | Bulk density (kg/m3) | 580 | 580–590 | 1430–1570 | | Specific gravity (SSD) | 1.27 | 1.25–1.28 | 2.60 | | 24 h water absorption (%) | 23 | 8 | 2–4 | | Aggregate impact value (%) | 29.5 | 21.6 | 17.8 | | Porosity (%) | 27% | 18% | 15% |
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