Physico-Mechanical Properties of Plaster
Mortar Reinforced with Date Palm Fibers
Volume 3 - Issue 1
Rachedi Mokhtar*, Kriker Abdelouahed and Mokhtari Abdessamed
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia
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Rachedi Mokhtar, Laboratory Exploitation and Valorization of Natural Resources in Arid Zones, Kasdi Merbah
Ouargla University, Algeria
Received: September 09, 2018; Published: September 21, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/TCEIA.2018.03.000153
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Abstract
The aim of this study is the use of local materials (plaster, sand dunes and date palm fiber) for the region of southern Algeria.
By expand areas of the use of these materials in the field of construction. Despite the large ament of gypsum, its use is limited to
some secondary operations like coatings and decorative elements. The sand dunes and palm fiber, its use in the construction are
very limited. In this study, the sand dunes and palm fiber was added to plaster, to find the mortar that has physical and mechanical
properties that allow its use in construction. The results obtained showed that the addition of date palm fibers improves the physical
properties (density, water absorption, etc.) and mechanical properties (compression strength, flexural strength, etc.).
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