Influence of Palm Oil Mesocarp Fibres on the Thermal Properties of Cement-Stabilized Compressed Earth–Based Brick

• DOI: 10.24018/ejeng.2022.7.6.2910
• Publication Date: 2022-11-20T16:29:28Z
• Authors: Yakum Reneta Nafu; Noubissie Tchoko ...; Mbou Tiaya Elvis; Foba Josepha Tendo
• Keywords: Thermal effusivity; Distilled water; Brick

The harsh tropical climatic conditions and rapid deterioration of building strictly from soil have rendered one billion people in developing countries homeless. To alleviate this situation the effect Palm oil mesocarp fibres was investigated on thermal properties cement-stabilized earth brick. Fibres were extracted pretreated with warm distilled water at 100 °C diluted 2% NaOH oven dry 105 for 24 hours. Sedimentary test, grain size, elementary Analysis conducted resulting clayey which has a good insulation property. stabilized 10% cement by mass reinforced fibres. Nine different samples formulation ten each made content 0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75%, 1%, 1.25%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5% using mold size (100×100×50) mm cured 28 days. Thermal effusivity, volume calorific capacity, conductivity, diffusivity tiny hot plate method computing algorithm estimation error. It resulted that 2.18242×103 J/M2K1/2 to 1.02716×103 J/M2K1/2, 2.64×106 J/M3K 1.23×106 J/M3K, 1.81 W/mK 0.82 W/Mk 7.05×10-7 m2s-1 6.83×10-7 respectively an optimal yield concentration.