Improvement of engineering properties of peat with palm oil clinker

M. E. Rahman*, M. Leblouba, V. Pakrashi

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Palm Oil Clinker (POC) added as a stabilizer for improving the strength of peat. Cement and POC are added into peat up to 50% of the maximum dry unit weight. Treated peat achieved higher dry unit weight, almost 2.5 times as compared to untreated peat. Unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of treated peat is also investigated for soaked and unsoaked conditions. The results show that curing time improved the unconfined compressive strength of treated sample and increased by a factor of 20 and 11 for unsoaked and soaked conditions after 28 days of curing, respectively. The treated samples added with POC can be related to an increase in unconfined compressive strength for long time curing.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberJST-0486-2013
Pages (from-to)627-636
Number of pages10
JournalPertanika Journal of Science and Technology
Volume22
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Palm oil clinker (POC)
  • Peat
  • Unconfined compressive strength (UCS)

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