April 2016

Effects of Cissus populnea gum and rubber latex on physico-mechanical properties of cement-bonded rattan composites

In this study, the effects of partial replacement of ordinary Portland cement with natural polymers on selected physical and mechanical properties of cement-bonded rattan composites was investigated. Fibrous particles of Laccosperma secundiflorum rattan cane species were mixed with cement mortar at two levels, that is, 2.5 and 5.0%. For experimentation, Portland cement was partially replaced at four levels, first with...

Author(s): Abel Olajide Olorunnisola and Afeez Kolawole Asimiyu