EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION INTO THE USE OF LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE CONTAINING OIL PALM KERNEL SHELL AS A REPLACEMENT FOR COARSE AGGREGATE AND BINDING MATERIAL WITH FLYASH

Abstract

A safe haven is one of the most fundamental requirements of human existence. Unfortunately, suitable housing for the vast
majority of the homeless has not materialised during the course of this century. The public has expressed concern over the high cost of concrete materials, which has been a factor in both building and civil engineering projects. As a consequence of these and other causes, research on genetic local resources that are dumped as garbage into our environment, causing pollution and traffic congestion, has been carried out as an alternative material. As a direct consequence of this, a research was carried out with the purpose of determining the viability of using palm kernel shell as a partial replacement for coarse aggregate in concrete.