Experimental Investigation on Making of Plastic Brick

Since the building made of cement concrete consumes almost half of the total energy generated and accordingly accountable for huge amount of CO2 emission, it is necessary to replace the Portland cement (PC) with sustainable construction material. Similarly, Prosopis Juliflora is a shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae, a kind of mesquite which is considered to be a potential threat for ground water in South India. Hence, this has to eradicate so as to maintain the groundwater and also to effectively utilize its ash thereby reducing environmental pollution, this can be used as a partial replacement for cement. In this regard, this paper investigates the technical feasibility of using Prosopis Juliflora ash (PJA) as cementitious material by partially (5%, 10% and 15%) replacing cement by Prosopis Juliflora ash. The mixes were evaluated for their fresh, physical and strength properties such as workability, density and compressive strength and the results were compared with the conventional mix. In order to save the environment and to save the resources we have come up with using the Prosopis Juliflora (Semai-Karuvelam in Tamil) ash as the partial replacement of cement. Cement will produce equal amount of greenhouse gas (co2) which increase the global warming. As the amount of cement is reduced greenhouse gases also reduced. Utilization of Juliflora ash as a partial substitution for cement is one of the promising methods to increase the strength and thermal insulation for cement blocks. The strength parameters (compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength) of concrete with blended Prosopis Juliflora cement are evaluated.

Experimental Project on Concrete - Partial Replacement of Cement by Prosopis Juliflora

Since the building made of cement concrete consumes almost half of the total energy generated and accordingly accountable for huge amount of CO2 emission, it is necessary to replace the Portland cement (PC) with sustainable construction material. Similarly, Prosopis Juliflora is a shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae, a kind of mesquite which is considered to be a potential threat for ground water in South India. Hence, this has to eradicate so as to maintain the groundwater and also to effectively utilize its ash thereby reducing environmental pollution, this can be used as a partial replacement for cement. In this regard, this paper investigates the technical feasibility of using Prosopis Juliflora ash (PJA) as cementitious material by partially (5%, 10% and 15%) replacing cement by Prosopis Juliflora ash. The mixes were evaluated for their fresh, physical and strength properties such as workability, density and compressive strength and the results were compared with the conventional mix. In order to save the environment and to save the resources we have come up with using the Prosopis Juliflora (Semai-Karuvelam in Tamil) ash as the partial replacement of cement. Cement will produce equal amount of greenhouse gas (co2) which increase the global warming. As the amount of cement is reduced greenhouse gases also reduced. Utilization of Juliflora ash as a partial substitution for cement is one of the promising methods to increase the strength and thermal insulation for cement blocks. The strength parameters (compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength) of concrete with blended Prosopis Juliflora cement are evaluated.

Spatial analysis of Prosopis Juliflora trees, its environmental and developmental effects on Wadi Yiba in the southwest of Saudi Arabia: التحليل المكاني لأشجار البرسوبس وآثاره البيئية والتنموية على وادي يــبة جنوب غرب المملكة العربية السعودية

Prosopis Juliflora is an invasive shrub or tree native to South American countries. It is one of the most important exotic and invasive organisms that are spread in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This study concentrates on investigating the widespread of Prosopis Juliflora in Wadi Yiba، located in the southwest of the Kingdom، and given the possibilities offered by geographic information system (GIS) and remote sensing to help determine the areas of spread of the plant and its size، and to take the best capabilities، especially with regard to processing and analyzing large and diverse spatial information، the present research aims to use this in evaluating the current and future situation of the spread of plants in Wadi Yiba، and the extent of its impact on the environment، while suggesting appropriate ways to manage it. The research relied on the use of Landsat images، working with the subtraction method، and subjecting the images to the object-oriented classification، by taking 30 specimens for each cover and merging these specimens، and the layers of vegetation cover were derived using the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) for each year. The research concluded that there is a concentration in the spread of Prosopis Juliflora in the center and north of Wadi Yiba، especially in the city of Therban and villages of Al-Balqa’a، Al-Tala’i، Sabt Al-Jara، and Khamis Harb، with a spread along the valley to the estuary. At the end، the research recommended the establishment of a research center for the study of Prosopis Juliflora in Assir region، and an attempt to develop economic plans to benefit from Prosopis Juliflora in Wadi Yiba.