Assessment of Strength of Hollow Concrete Blocks with Holes Reinforced with Half Portion of Coconut Shells
Anu S Das1*, Ansu V2 ,Megha P1 , Nithin M Thomas1 , Sachin A K1 1 UG scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, Government Engineering College Kozhikode, Kerala, India 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Government Engineering College Kozhikode, Kerala, India. 1* Email: anusdas007@gmail.com Abstract: Natural building materials are diminishing day by day. Hence economical alternatives of natural building materials are necessary for sustainable development. Hollow concrete block was developed to reduce the use of natural building materials. Agricultural waste products like coconut shells from coconut industry have disposal problems causing environmental concerns. Various studies were done in the past, replacing a portion of the natural aggregates with broken coconut shells for manufacturing the hollow concrete blocks. In this study, we have developed a new method of forming the holes of hollow concrete blocks by placing stacks of half portion of coc...