Research Article
Effects of Low Volume Fraction of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fibers on the Mechanical Properties of Oil Palm Shell Lightweight Concrete
Table 6
Measured and estimated flexural strength.
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Mix code |
28-day compressive
strength (MPa) |
Measured flexural strength (MPa) | Estimated flexural strength (MPa) | | Equation (5) by Alengaram et al. [46] | Equation (6) by Lo et al. [49] | Equation (7) by CEB/FIP [51] | Equation (7) in this study |
| | V0 | 42.89 | 4.17 | 3.47 | 4.33 | 5.32 | 4.78 | | V0.125 | 43.29 | 4.54 | 3.61 | 4.46 | 5.54 | 4.81 | | V0.250 | 45.56 | 5.24 | 3.63 | 4.47 | 5.56 | 4.97 | | V0.375 | 46.62 | 5.34 | 3.79 | 4.62 | 5.81 | 5.05 | | V0.500 | 48.51 | 5.49 | 3.79 | 4.63 | 5.82 | 5.19 |
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