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DEVELOPMENT OF SAWDUST

CONCRETE FOR BLOCK MAKING


Dr. R. Sri Ravindrarajah
Centre for Infrastructure Research,
University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Chistopher Carroll
and

Nick Appleyard
Civil Engineers, Sydney, Australia

SAWDUST

RADIATA PINE

SAWDUST VARIABILITY
PARTCLE SIZE AND SHAPE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
DENSITY
COLOUR

SAWDUST USAGE
ABUNDANCE IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES
WASTE MATERIAL FROM TIMBER
SAWING
LIMITED USE AS FUEL FOR COOKING
DISPOSAL METHOD: OPEN BURNING

PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE


USE OF SAWDUST IN CONCRETE
AFFECT THE SETTING AND HARDENING
OF CONCRETE
PRE-TREATMENT SUCH AS WASHING
MIXING DIFFICULTY

LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS
USED IN CONCRETE
AIR VOIDS
EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE BEAD
SAWDUST
EXPANDED CLAY, SHALE
NATURAL LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES

PURPOSES OF THIS STUDY


TO STUDY THE ENGINEERING
PROPERTIES OF SAWDUST CONCRETE
TO DEVELOP AN OPTIMUM MIX
COMPOSITION FOR BLOCK-MAKING
(OVER 12.5 MPa )
TO DEVELOP FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS

SAWDUST CONCRETE
PORTLAND CEMENT (ORDINARY)
FLY ASH (LOW-CALCIUM)
NATURAL SAND
SAWDUST (WITHOUT PRETREATMENT)
WATER
CALCIUM CHLORIDE (TO ACCELERATE
SETTING)
LIME (TO INCREASE THE ALKALINITY)

REFERENCE CONCRETE
CEMENT

34%

FLY ASH

6%

SAND

12%

SAWDUST (PINE)

3%

CALCIUM CHLORIDE

2%

LIME

3%

WATER

41%

WATER/[CEMENT + FLY ASH]

0.34

DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM
SAWDUST CONTENT
WATER/[CEMENT + FLY ASH] = 0.34
SAWDUST CONTENT (7 MIXES)
3 %, 4 %, 5 %, 7 %,
8 %, 10 % & 12 %

DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM
WATER TO BINDER RATIO
WATER/[CEMENT + FLY ASH]
0.32, 0.35, 0.40, 0.46, 0.51, 0.57

SAWDUST CONTENT (18 MIXES)


8 %, 10 % & 12 %

DETERMINATION OF OPTIMUM
CALICUM CHLORIDE CONTENT
WATER/[CEMENT + FLY ASH]
0.40, 0.46, 0.51
SAWDUST CONTENT (9 MIXES)
8%, 10% & 12%
CALCIUM CHLORIDE CONTENT
0%, 2%, 4%

BATCHING SEQUENCE
SAND
SAWDUST
FLY ASH
HALF OF THE MIXING WATER
CEMENT, LIME, CALCIUM CHLORIDE
REST OF THE MIXING WATER

7-day C omp. S tr. (M P a)

50
40
30
20
10
0
2

10

Sawdust Content (%)

12

14

7 -day Comp. S tr. (MP a)

30

Sawdust content (%)

25

8%

20
15

10%

10

12%

5
0
0.30

0.35

0.40

0.45

0.50

Water/(Cement + Fly Ash)

0.55

0.60

Comp. S trength (MPa)

40
30
20
10
0
1400

1500

1600

1700

1800

Wet Density (kg/m3)

1900

2000

Wet density (kg/m3)

2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
2

10

Sawdust Content (%)

12

14

Comp. Str. (MPa)

40

Calcium Chloride

2%

30
20
10

0%

4%

0
0

10

15
Age (Days)

20

25

30

CONCLUSIONS
BATCHING SEQUENCE INFLUENCES THE
SAWDUST CONCRETE PROPERTIES
SAWDUST 12% BY VOLUME; 2%
CALCIUM CHLORIDE, AND 0.51
(WATER/CEMENT + FLY ASH)
PRODUCED THE DENSITY OF 1520
kg/m3 WITH THE 28-DAY STRENGTH OF
16.5 MPa

CONCLUSIONS
SAWDUST IS AN IDEAL FILLER
MATERIAL TO PRODUCE LIGHTWEIGHT
CONCRETE BLOCKS
OPTIMUM MIX PROPORTIONS MAY
DEPEND ON SAWDUST TYPE

POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS
LOAD/NON-LOAD BEARING BLOCKS
NOISE BARRIERS
PAVING BLOCKS
WALL PANELS
FLOOR PANELS
PERMANENT FORMWORK

FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS


LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE BLOCKS
SHOULD BE STUDIED FOR THE
FOLLOWING PROPERTIES
VOLUME STABILITY RELATED TO
MOISTURE AND LOAD
FIRE RESISTANCE
INSULATION PROPERTIES
TENSILE AND ELASTIC PROPERTIES

FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS


REMOVAL OF LIME FROM THE MIX
INCLUSION OF COARSE AGGREGATE
MOISTURE CONDITION OF SAW DUST
FIRE RESISTANCE
APPLYING CASTING PRESSURE

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