Treated Coconut Coir Pith as Component of Cementitious Materials

Table 1

Composition of concrete mixtures (kg/m³).

	Ref	A-5	A-10	B-5	B-10	C-5	C-10
Silica sand 0.1/0.6 mm	500	500	500	500	500	500	500
Silica sand 0.3/0.8 mm	321	321	321	321	321	321	321
Silica sand 0.6/1.2 mm	250	250	250	250	250	250	250
Silica sand 1/4 mm	179	179	179	179	179	179	179
Plasticizer SIKA 1035	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
CEM I 52.5 R	563	563	563	563	563	563	563
Coir pith A type	0	26.8	53.6	0	0	0	0
Coir pith B type	0	0	0	26.8	53.6	0	0
Coir pith C type	0	0	0	0	0	26.8	53.6
W/C ratio	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.52