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Experimental and Modeling Investigation of Physicomechanical Properties and Firing Resistivity of Cement Pastes Incorporation of Micro-Date Seed Waste

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Agricultural solid waste is used in several sectors due to its low cost, lightweight, and enhanced environmental friendliness. The present work aims to study the impact of date seed waste (DSW) on physic-mechanical properties and the firing resistivity of cement pastes (CPs). The Portland cement (PC) is individually added with 2.5, 5, 10, and 15 wt% of DSW. The chemical composition of raw materials was investigated by using FTIR analyses. SEM techniques studied the microstructure of raw materials and hardened CPs. An experimental Taguchi method and an analysis of variance (ANOVA) were employed in this study to evaluate the most optimal and significant conditions of the process. The CPs-mix, which contains 2.5 wt% of DSW (MDS-2.5/A), showed the highest compressive strength values at all ages of hydration compared with other mixes and M0-mix. According to the results of this investigation, DSW showed a negative effect on the water consistency values of CPs at all ages of hydration. It was also observed that hardened DSW-CPs increased significantly with a rising in DWS content up to 15wt% at all curing ages. Particularly in the case of MDS-2.5/A-mixes, the DSW increased the firing resistance of the CPs. Finally, the Taguchi analysis revealed that the best parameters are 2.5 wt% DSW and 28 days of curing time. When it comes to the optimal fire resistance values, it becomes 2.5 wt% of DSW at 250 °C. This study revealed that DSW affects both compressive strength and fire resistance from the technical and economic points of view.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62511, Egypt

    Heba I. Elkhouly

  2. Environmental Science and Industrial Development Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62511, Egypt

    M. A. Abdelzaher & Ibrahim M. El-Kattan

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Elkhouly, H.I., Abdelzaher, M.A. & El-Kattan, I.M. Experimental and Modeling Investigation of Physicomechanical Properties and Firing Resistivity of Cement Pastes Incorporation of Micro-Date Seed Waste. Iran J Sci Technol Trans Civ Eng 46, 2809–2821 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-021-00760-2

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