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Indonesia and Malaysia is the two largest producer of palm oil. However, one significant
problem in the processing of palm oil is the large amounts of waste produced and this is one of
the main contributors to the nation’s pollution problem. This paper presents the investigation of
the use of oil palm shell waste as masonry block materials. The study was focused on the
compressive strength and the durability. The masonry block was made by mixing the portland
cement, sand, and oil palm shell waste. The specimen size was 220 mm in length x 110 mm in
width x 80 mm thickness. The test results showed that the maximum strength was obtained by
mixing proportion of 1 PC : 1 sand : 1 OPS. Addition a large amount of OPS was lowering the
compressive strength. Overall results indicated that the shellcrete complied the specification
standard for lightweight to medium concrete building brick which was suitable for load bearing
purposes.
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