Used engine oil as alternate binder for buildings - A comparative study

At present, global warming and climate change are the major challenges of foremost significance that substantially influence the earth's environment. The construction sector, especially buildings, is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Conventional building materials such as...

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Main Authors: Nadeem, H., Habib, N.Z., Aun, N.C., Zoorob, S.E., Mustaffa, Z., Mesney, R., Suubitaa, S.
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Published: ICE Publishing 2017
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spelling utp-eprints.200932018-04-22T14:40:52Z Used engine oil as alternate binder for buildings - A comparative study Nadeem, H. Habib, N.Z. Aun, N.C. Zoorob, S.E. Mustaffa, Z. Mesney, R. Suubitaa, S. At present, global warming and climate change are the major challenges of foremost significance that substantially influence the earth's environment. The construction sector, especially buildings, is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Conventional building materials such as clay bricks and cement are considered as environmentally unfriendly due to enormous emissions during their production. This paper investigates the utilisation of used engine oil (UEO) as an alternative to the usual cementitious binders. Prototypes were produced from UEO to optimise the compositions and conditions of the process and tested for compressive and flexural strength, permeability and water absorption, respectively, following the ASTM standards. Furthermore, environmental and weathering aspects were also demonstrated to ensure the feasibility of the product. Samples constituting 5 by weight UEO have shown significant results for flexural stress, compressive strength and water absorption and also passed the permeability test. Moreover, 5 of UEO samples have negligible effect in strength for accelerated weathering conditions as demonstrated by the ultraviolet test. Conclusively, UEO can be used as a replacement to conventional binding materials such as a clay bricks and cement. Sustainable development and waste management are the hallmarks of this research. ICE Publishing 2017 Article PeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85020733881&doi=10.1680%2fjwarm.17.00005&partnerID=40&md5=a051498c3d3a16ae7e6f10e543a7adfa Nadeem, H. and Habib, N.Z. and Aun, N.C. and Zoorob, S.E. and Mustaffa, Z. and Mesney, R. and Suubitaa, S. (2017) Used engine oil as alternate binder for buildings - A comparative study. Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Waste and Resource Management, 170 (2). pp. 57-65. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/20093/
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description At present, global warming and climate change are the major challenges of foremost significance that substantially influence the earth's environment. The construction sector, especially buildings, is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. Conventional building materials such as clay bricks and cement are considered as environmentally unfriendly due to enormous emissions during their production. This paper investigates the utilisation of used engine oil (UEO) as an alternative to the usual cementitious binders. Prototypes were produced from UEO to optimise the compositions and conditions of the process and tested for compressive and flexural strength, permeability and water absorption, respectively, following the ASTM standards. Furthermore, environmental and weathering aspects were also demonstrated to ensure the feasibility of the product. Samples constituting 5 by weight UEO have shown significant results for flexural stress, compressive strength and water absorption and also passed the permeability test. Moreover, 5 of UEO samples have negligible effect in strength for accelerated weathering conditions as demonstrated by the ultraviolet test. Conclusively, UEO can be used as a replacement to conventional binding materials such as a clay bricks and cement. Sustainable development and waste management are the hallmarks of this research.
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author Nadeem, H.
Habib, N.Z.
Aun, N.C.
Zoorob, S.E.
Mustaffa, Z.
Mesney, R.
Suubitaa, S.
spellingShingle Nadeem, H.
Habib, N.Z.
Aun, N.C.
Zoorob, S.E.
Mustaffa, Z.
Mesney, R.
Suubitaa, S.
Used engine oil as alternate binder for buildings - A comparative study
author_sort Nadeem, H.
title Used engine oil as alternate binder for buildings - A comparative study
title_short Used engine oil as alternate binder for buildings - A comparative study
title_full Used engine oil as alternate binder for buildings - A comparative study
title_fullStr Used engine oil as alternate binder for buildings - A comparative study
title_full_unstemmed Used engine oil as alternate binder for buildings - A comparative study
title_sort used engine oil as alternate binder for buildings - a comparative study
publisher ICE Publishing
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