Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Conference Papers Conference Paper Faculty Publications- Conference Papers Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mechanical strength and water penetration depth of palmyra fibre reinforced concrete Subject The topic of the resource Mechanical properties; Palm fibre; Palmyra fibre reinforced concrete; Water penetration Description An account of the resource Natural fibre reinforced composites are replacing the conventional fibre reinforced composites for several applications due to natural fibre availability, variety and lesser raw material cost. Using natural fibres in composites also reduces the issue of agricultural residue disposals, which are in abundance. Different natural fibres exhibit unique properties when it is used in composites and hence there is a need to study the behaviour of scarcely used natural fibres. Indian palmyra trees (Borassus flabellifer) are fast growing commonly found trees in Southern India. From the base of these palm tree leaves, palmyra fibres are taken out. Though these fibres are locally available in huge quantities, these are very rarely used as reinforcing material in concrete compared to other natural fibres like coir, sisal, jute etc. Palmyra fibre reinforced cement composite specimens were prepared by varying the fibre content (0.5%, 1% and 2% by weight of cement) and length of fibre (25 mm and 50 mm). Plain concrete and palmyra fibre reinforced concrete specimens of identical size were tested for mechanical strength and also for its depth of water penetration. The work carried out revealed that the water penetration of palmyra fibre reinforced concrete increased with fibre content increase. The compressive strength of palmyra fibre reinforced concrete improved up to 1% of fibre content and further increase in fibre content upto 2% resulted in compressive strength reduction for both the fibre lengths. However, split tensile strength, flexure strength and shear strength increased with fibre content increase in the mix. Based on the mechanical strength properties investigated, increase in shear strength was found to be more significant with the inclusion of palmyra fibres in concrete. 2022 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rai P. S.; N. H.; D.V. K.; Unnikrishnan S.; A. C. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Materials Today: Proceedings, Vol-65, pp. 1881-1886. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.05.049" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.05.049</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85130464272&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.matpr.2022.05.049&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=96cef00e955a4470cc524c7e9a58b2fe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85130464272&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.matpr.2022.05.049&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=96cef00e955a4470cc524c7e9a58b2fe</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 22147853 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Conference paper Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Rai P. S., KVG College of Engineering, DK, Sullia, 574327, India; N. H., K S School of Engineering and Management, Bengaluru, 560109, India; D.V. K., K S School of Engineering and Management, Bengaluru, 560109, India; Unnikrishnan S., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560074, India; A. C., KVG College of Engineering, DK, Sullia, 574327, India