Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Study on plastic shrinkage of coconut shell concrete slab made with M-sand

  • Technical paper
  • Published:
Innovative Infrastructure Solutions Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Coconut shell (CS) used in the production of coconut shell concrete (CSC) is one of the sustainable concretes developed in the past one decade. This novel idea of using CS waste not only produces the green concrete but it also minimizes landfills area of dumping CS waste. Most of the studies on CSC used river sand as fine aggregate. But in the present situation, there is a necessity to find the replacement materials for river sand to safeguard the natural resources. The immediate resources available for this purpose are the use of quarry dust and manufacturing sand (M-sand). Though M-sand-used concrete studies are done by many researchers, its usage in combination with CS for the production of CSC is very limited. Therefore, this study aimed to produce CSC using M-sand as fine aggregate in its place of river sand and was concentrated to study the plastic shrinkage characteristics of M-sand-used CSC, because shrinkage properties of any concrete are also very significant which decides the durability of the concrete and also the esthetics outlook. Therefore, an experimental study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of CSC produced with M-sand, and for comparison purposes, conventional concrete (CC) produced with M-sand was also studied. Ten mixes in total were produced: five mixes each in the case of CSC and CC, respectively. Five mixes were designated as CCM1 to CCM5 in the case of CC and CSCM1 to CSCM5 for CSC, in which the river sand was replaced 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% by M-sand in both CC and CSC mixes. The study found that the compressive strength increased and plastic shrinkage crack area decreased as the percentage of M-sand replacement increased in both CC and CSC. Therefore, the use of M-sand in its place of river sand is beneficial in the aspect of strength and plastic shrinkage of concrete, and hence, their durability property could be enhanced.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Gunasekaran K, Kumar PS, Lakshmipathy M (2011) Mechanical and bond properties of coconut shell concrete. Constr Build Mater 25(1):92–98

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Anandh S, Gunasekaran K (2018) Optimization of coconut fiber in coconut shell concrete and its mechanical and bond properties. Materials 11:1726. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11091726

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Chakravarthy PK, Ilango J, Dharani K (2017) Properties of concrete partially replaced with coconut shell as coarse aggregate and steel fibres in addition to its concrete volume. In: IOP conference series: materials science and engineering, vol 183, p 012028. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/183/1/012028.

  4. Kumar VRP, Gunasekaran K, Shyamala T (2019) Characterization study on coconut shell concrete with partial replacement of cement by GGBS. J Buil Eng 26:100830

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Prakash R, Thenmozhi R, Raman SN (2019) Mechanical characterization and flexural performance of eco-friendly concrete produced with fly ash as cement replacement and coconut shell coarse aggregate. Int J Environ Sustain Dev 18(2):131–148. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESD.2019.099491

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Anandh S, Gunasekaran K (2019) Study on durability properties of coconut shell concrete with coconut fiber. Buildings 9(5):107. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings9050107

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Ramkumar S, Dineshkumar R (2020) Experimental study on impact on fineness of sand and M- sand in M20 grade of concrete. Mater Today Proc 21:36–40

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Saravanan S, Nagajothi S, Elavenil S (2019) Investigation on compressive strength development of geopolymer concrete using manufactured sand. Mater Today Proc 18:114–124

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Zhang J, Li D, Wang Y (2020) Toward intelligent construction: Prediction of mechanical properties of manufactured-sand concrete using tree-based models. J Clean Prod 258(10):120665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120665

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Rao SK, Sravana P, Rao TC (2016) Investigating the effect of M-sand on abrasion resistance of Roller Compacted Concrete containing GGBS. Constr Build Mater 122:191–201

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Guan M, Wei C, Wang Y, Lai Z, Xiao Q, Hongbiao Du (2020) Experimental investigation of axial loaded circular steel tube short columns filled with manufactured concrete. Eng Struct 221(15):111033. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111033

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Yang R, Rui Yu, Shui Z, Guo C, Shuo Wu, Gao Xu, Pang S (2019) The physical and chemical impact of manufactured sand as a partial replacement material in ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). Cement Concr Compos 99:208–213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2019.03.020

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Shetty MS (2006) Concrete technology: theory and practice. Chand & Company Ltd., New Delhi, Chap, p 8

    Google Scholar 

  14. IS 12269:2013, Indian Standard, Ordinary Portland cement 53 Grade – Specification, Bureau of Indian Standard, March 2013, New Delhi, 110002.

  15. IS 516 (Part 4): 2018. Indian Standard, Hardened concrete- methods of test. Bureau of Indian Standard, December 2018, New Delhi, 110002.

  16. Gunasekaran K, Annadurai R, Kumar PS (2013) Plastic shrinkage and deflection characteristics of coconut shell concrete slab. Constr Build Mater 43(1):203–207

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Prakash Chandar S, Gunasekaran K (2019) Study on the effect of quarry dust on plastic shrinkage in concrete slab made with the waste coconut shell as aggregate. J Green Eng 9(2):282–290

    Google Scholar 

  18. Gunasekaran K, Ramasubramani R, Annadurai R, Chandar SP (2014) Study on reinforced lightweight coconut shell concrete beam behavior under torsion. Mater Design 57:374–382

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Soroushian P, Mirza F, Alhozaimy A (1995) Plastic shrinkage cracking of polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete. ACI Mater J 92(5):553–560

    Google Scholar 

  20. Ramasubramani R, Gunasekaran G (2021) Sustainable alternate materials for concrete production from renewable source and waste. J Sustain. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031204

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. Adams Joe M, Maria Rajesh A, Brightson P, Prem AM (2013) Experimental investigation on the effect of M-sand in high performance concrete. Am J Eng Res (AJER) 02(12):46–51

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur, Kanchipuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 603203, India

    R. Ramasubramani & K. Gunasekaran

Authors
  1. R. Ramasubramani
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. K. Gunasekaran
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to K. Gunasekaran.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Ramasubramani, R., Gunasekaran, K. Study on plastic shrinkage of coconut shell concrete slab made with M-sand. Innov. Infrastruct. Solut. 7, 12 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-021-00614-w

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-021-00614-w

Keywords

Search

Navigation