Study of Properties and Performance of Lightweight Concrete Reinforced whit Mussel Shell Bamboo to Produce Guide Post Udomvit Chaisakulkiet 1* and Nichapha Minaboon 2 1 Department of civil engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin 2 Department of Facility Management, Faculty of Architecture and Disign, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin

Study of Properties and Performance of Lightweight Concrete Reinforced whit Mussel Shell Bamboo to Produce Guide Post
Udomvit Chaisakulkiet ^1* and Nichapha Minaboon ²
¹ Department of civil engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin
² Department of Facility Management, Faculty of Architecture and Disign, Rajamangala University of Technology Rattanakosin

Abstract

This research studies the potential for using mussel shell in light weight concrete guide post work. This paper presents a study of the physical properties of light weight concrete guide post containing mussel shell bamboo. Compressive strength, flexural strength and water absorption were investigated. Test results shown that the use of mussel shell produces light weight concrete guide post mixes with good strength and flexural strength and water absorption. In addition, results shown that the use of mussel shell bamboo improves cost saving with comparison to normal concrete guide post.

Keywords : Lightweight Concrete, Mussel shell, Guide Post, Flexural strength