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Gypsum particleboard has many disadvantages such as low water resistivity and low mechanical properties compared to cement-bonded particleboard. The properties of gypsum particleboard can be improved by adding cement. To analyze the improvement of the properties of the particleboard, a series of mechanical tests were conducted. The compatibility of Kelempayan wood species in manufacturing of the particleboard was also determined by referring to the strength of board obtained from the mechanical test. Experimental results showed that particleboard with more cement has better mechanical properties compared to particleboard with less cement. However, the properties decrease after a certain quantity of cement. The results show how the properties of the board change positively and negatively when cement is added. Thus, the amount of cement added must be optimal, which means not too less and not too much. Thus, the properties of cement-gypsum particleboard were successfully improved when cement is added at 2 %.
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The authors express appreciation and gratitude to the Research Management Institute and Universiti Teknologi MARA of Malaysia for assisting and funding this study. Thanks are also rendered to Tioxide Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. for providing red gypsum which enabled the study to be conducted.
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Halim, A.A.G., Shaharin, H., Aini, N.S., Fadzil, M.A. (2016). Effect of Adding Cement to the Mechanical Properties of Red Gypsum Particleboard Made of Kelempayan Wood. In: Yusoff, M., Hamid, N., Arshad, M., Arshad, A., Ridzuan, A., Awang, H. (eds) InCIEC 2015. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0155-0_67
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