(Conference: 4 th International Conference on Innovations and Challenges in Engineering and Technology for Sustainable DevelopmentAt: Arba Minch University, Ethiopia, 2023) Abubakar, Mahmud; Haruna, M. I.; Abdulrahman, H. S.; Abbas, B. A.
The production of industrial and agricultural residual by-products can generate
significant environmental impact. In response, researchers have begun incorporating
supplementary materials made from agro-industrial wastes to create more sustainable
concrete. However, testing the performance of these waste-based concrete mixtures
can be time-consuming and expensive. To address this issue, this study utilized three
dimensional non-linear Finite Element simulation using the ABAQUS/CAE software
to predict the behavior of a reinforced concrete beam that incorporated 20% IOT as
partial sand replacement. The simulation successfully predicted the damage behavior
of the 20% IOT concrete, indicating the potential of this modeling approach to
accurately predict the performance of waste-based concrete mixtures in various
designs.
