Relationship Between Compressive Strength and Splitting Tensile Strength of Palm Kernel Shell Concrete

The use of palm kernel shell (PKS) has gained acceptance in the production concrete. Compressive strength is mostly used characteristics compressive CS concrete should provide a good basis for predicting splitting tensile STS. aim this study to establish mathematical relationship between and STS produced with PKS. In study, coarse aggregates was fully replaced PKS at varying water-cement ratios (w/c) mix 1:1½:3 1:2:4. Unit weigth PKS, slump, tesnsile were determined. A developed different w/c using exponential function aproximation. Physical property tests carried out on characterized it as lightweight aggregate saturated surface dry unit weight 1.27. slump revealed that 0.3 0.4 stiff not workable. 28day ratio 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 0.6 respectively 3.2 1.2; 9.4 2.1; 10.8 2.6; 9.0 2.4 N/mm2. corresponding values obtained 1:2:4 3.0 1.0, 1.7 1.3, 4.5 1.6, 7.7 1.9N/mm2, respectively. Equations relating established. It concluded performed better compression 0.6.