Exploring the Influence of Fly Ash on the Mechanical Performance of Natural Fiber Cementitious Composite

P. Manikandan, R. Surendran, P. Murugesan, G. Mukesh, G. Monesh Kumar, A. Gugan

2025

Abstract

The objective of this research is to examine the mechanical characteristics of natural fiber-cementitious composites containing pineapple fiber, banana fiber, bamboo fiber, and fly ash as their composition based on the strength properties and applicability to different industrial purposes. Materials and Methods: Pineapple leaf fiber (PALF), Banana leaf fiber (BLF), Bamboo fiber (BF) and fly ash.  Group 1 With a standard mixing and casting technique, wt% of different amounts of FA (2%, 4%, and 8%) are added to pineapple fiber, banana fiber, and bamboo fiber-reinforced cement composites with different percentages of fibers (10%, 20%, and 30%).  Group 2 The composite production consists of blending cementitious binder with fly ash and adding pineapple fiber, banana fiber, and bamboo fiber in different weight percentages 30% fiber and 5% fly ash for set 1, 24% fiber and 11% fly ash for set 2. The blend is well mixed and mechanically compacted to make it uniform. It is then poured into molds, vibrated to eliminate air voids, and cured under controlled conditions to provide strength and durability.  Result:  The maximum tensile, flexural, and compressive strengths of 23.260 MPa, 61.98 MPa, and 17.835 MPa, respectively. Then impact strength has been found to be maximum of 0.30 J. and maximum water absorption is 14.788 %. Significance is 0.001. Conclusion: Based on the literature survey, natural fibers were found to have mechanical properties with good results of hardness, tensile strength, and flexural strength. Fly ash composites show comparable properties to ash-free composites. Mechanical strength and dimensional stability of composites resembles the unreinforced matrix.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Manikandan P., Surendran R., Murugesan P., Mukesh G., Kumar G. and Gugan A. (2025). Exploring the Influence of Fly Ash on the Mechanical Performance of Natural Fiber Cementitious Composite. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research and Development in Information, Communication, and Computing Technologies - Volume 1: ICRDICCT`25; ISBN 978-989-758-777-1, SciTePress, pages 688-695. DOI: 10.5220/0013871400004919

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icrdicct`2525,
author={P. Manikandan and R. Surendran and P. Murugesan and G. Mukesh and G. Kumar and A. Gugan},
title={Exploring the Influence of Fly Ash on the Mechanical Performance of Natural Fiber Cementitious Composite},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research and Development in Information, Communication, and Computing Technologies - Volume 1: ICRDICCT`25},
year={2025},
pages={688-695},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013871400004919},
isbn={978-989-758-777-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research and Development in Information, Communication, and Computing Technologies - Volume 1: ICRDICCT`25
TI - Exploring the Influence of Fly Ash on the Mechanical Performance of Natural Fiber Cementitious Composite
SN - 978-989-758-777-1
AU - Manikandan P.
AU - Surendran R.
AU - Murugesan P.
AU - Mukesh G.
AU - Kumar G.
AU - Gugan A.
PY - 2025
SP - 688
EP - 695
DO - 10.5220/0013871400004919
PB - SciTePress