An investigation of Crater Diameter on Plain Slab Foamed Concrete Rice Husk Ash (FCRHA) Exposed to Low Impact Loading

Jamilus Research Centre, Faculty Civil and Environmental Engineering Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400 Parit Raja, Johor, Malaysia

^* Corresponding author: josef@uthm.edu.my

Abstract

As sustainable material building and construction, the foamed concrete (FC) in this investigation was modified by adding the Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as sand replacement to increase its strength. Furthermore, this modification material (is called FCRHA) treated on impact loading. This investigation was motivated when the plain slab of FCRHA subjected to small impactor, then the nose impactor over all would penetrate into slab target due to porosity of FCRHA. The experimental produced plain slabs FCRHA and FC (as a control) with 1400 kg/m³ and 1600 Kg/m³ of densities. In impact test all plain slabs exposed by 40 mm steel blunt nose impactor with various impact velocities. The result showed the crater which produced by impact loading was not found spalling, scabbing, radial crack and widely cratering. This local damage occurred when porosity of FCRHA took over the impact loading. The nose impactor over all considered have been successful penetrated into slab of FCRHA and FC. Therefore, the diameter of crater equals to diameter of impactor. With this certainty, the prediction penetration depth on plain slab FCRHA (also FC) can be determined in future investigation. In addition, the penetration of impactor on FCRHA with low impact velocity give the same impression on penetration impactor with high impact velocity on FC.