The development of lightweight flat sheet prototype from para rubber leaves and para rubber wood fly ash for field work application

Abstract

The development of lightweight flat sheet prototype from para rubber leaves and para para rubber wood fly ash for field work application can offer an alternative method of adding value to agricultural wastes and help to conserve the environment with green products. The natural fiber, especially agricultural waste fiber is an encouraging prospect. Natural fiber composites have been used for building applications. The aim of this research was to investigate the potential use of para wood ash to producing a cement composite as an environmentally material. Material. The cement paste with 5-2 % weight of para wood ash. The specimens were cured at 25± 2 oc for 24 hours. The properties of cement composites mixed with different proportions of para wood ash were compared with Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). In addition, the morphology of para wood ash was examined by using scanning electron microscope. The density increased with the increase in the percentage of para rubber leaves from 1%, 2%, 4%, and 6%. The finding is attributable to the enhanced packing density by the fine para wood ash particles size was found 5-10 um.Moreover, para wood ash particles could arrange to fill the inter-particle voids in cement pastes which resulting to increase the compressive strength of cement paste. Consequently, para wood ashes could incorporate in the construction materials to enhance the mechanical properties and durability performance of the cement composites