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At present, the amount of organic wastes including banana stem and corn husk produced from the Philippines is roughly 56 million technical tons. On the other hand, the construction industry demands innovation to some of the construction materials including cement fiber boards (CFB). The objective of this study is to address the increasing volume of organic wastes including banana stem and corn husk (BSCH) by incorporating BSCH fibers in to cement boards. To test whether the boards fabricated with BSCH fibers is a viable option, the study determined the physical and mechanical properties of cement boards reinforced with BSCH fibers added with citric acid. The experimental results obtained from this study showed that the flexural strength of the cement boards reinforced with banana stem and corn husk fibers is higher than the cement boards without fibers. On the other hand, the compressive strength the cement fiber boards increased in 8% fiber reinforcement and gradually decreased as more fibers were added to the mix. Furthermore, the boards with fibers showed effective drilling characteristics. From the tested cement fiber boards, the cement fiber boards with 8% fiber reinforcement showed the most promising results in both physical and mechanical properties of the fiber cement board. |
