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Mortar
of ordinary Portland cement was blended with cockles shell
powder at different weight ratios to investigate the effect of
powder admixture on their strength and thermal conductivity.
Results showed that addition of cockles shell powder at 50% of
mortar weight improves hardness and compressive strength notably
and reduces the thermal conductivity of the end product. Results
suggest the possibility to incorporate cockles shell powders as
constituents in cement mortars for construction and plastering
applications. |
