Effect of Magnetized Water with Coconut Fibre Reinforced Concrete

Sustainability is a wide accepted concept in modern construction scenario. Even though the construction industry is revolutionizing in a significant manner in terms of both equipment and materials used, the cost of construction has skyrocketed along with the deteriorative impact on environment. This resulted in the adoption of a more balanced approach with the environment which lead to the adoption of natural coconut fibre for the strength enhancement in concrete. Coconut fibre is available in abundance, which makes it quite viable as a reinforcement material in concrete. Significant changes in constituents and properties of concrete were initiated and Engineers started using coconut fibre as supplementary materials in concrete, often with adequate considerations. Through research and tests the change in properties of concrete when normal water is replaced by magnetic water is observed. The magnetized water helps in increasing the compressive strength in concrete and the problem of shrinkage crack formation due to the higher heat of hydration is eliminated by the addition of coconut fibre [1]. Addition of Coconut fibre helps in increasing the flexural strength of concrete. The magnetized water contributes to higher strength characteristics of the concrete and fibre being natural in origin is ecologically sustainable and can bring down the global carbon footprint quite effectively.