Kenaf fibre is one of the various products derived from the kenaf plant, which is found in abundance in many places of the globe. The use of kenaf fibre to strengthen cement mortars as a building material yielded positive results in research. Cement mortar mixtures were proportioned to include 1-3 percent fibre volume and 10-30mm fibre length. The composite's performance is measured in terms of density, water absorption, and compressive strength. According to the findings, water absorption increased with fibre volume but remained within ASTM C 211-77 limitations. The density of the kenaf fibre cement mortar did not change significantly. There is no statistical difference between the means of the compressive strength of plain mortar and those containing 1-3 percent fibre volume at 10mm fibre length, according to an analysis of variance (ANOVA) at a 5% level of significance. The compressive strength data revealed a substantial link between fibre volume, fibre length, and curing age when regression models were built.
Author (S) Details
T. M. Omoniyi
Civil Engineering Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, PMB 0248 Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria.
Duna Samson
DG/CEO, Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute, Abuja, Nigeria.
Othman Musa Waila
Civil Engineering Department, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, PMB 0248 Bauchi, Bauchi State, Nigeria.
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