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    The document discusses using ground seashells as an additive in mortar to improve its performance when used as a drainage lining in acidic environments like peatlands. Mortar mixes with 4% ground cockle shell additive were tested and showed increased compressive strength, decreased porosity and sorptivity, and less weight loss after 120 days in peat water compared to a standard mortar mix.

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    The document discusses using ground seashells as an additive in mortar to improve its performance when used as a drainage lining in acidic environments like peatlands. Mortar mixes with 4% ground cockle shell additive were tested and showed increased compressive strength, decreased porosity and sorptivity, and less weight loss after 120 days in peat water compared to a standard mortar mix.

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    The document discusses using ground seashells as an additive in mortar to improve its performance when used as a drainage lining in acidic environments like peatlands. Mortar mixes with 4% ground cockle shell additive were tested and showed increased compressive strength, decreased porosity and sorptivity, and less weight loss after 120 days in peat water compared to a standard mortar mix.

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    Seashells are available abundantly in coastal areas and have the potential to be used as aggregates and

    replacement for cement in mortar and concrete. They are also applied as mineral additives for mortar or concrete to
    increase the resistance of these materials in an aggressive environment, especially in constructing structures such as
    drainage and sewer networks which require good resistance to organic acid attack. This paper discusses the
    potential addition of ground seashells to improve the performance of mortar used as a drainage lining in an acidic
    environment such as peatland. The mix was designed using a 4% ground cockle shell (Anadara granosa) by cement
    weight as an additive in two mixes which include Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and OPC Cockle Shell (OPCCS).
    The samples were cured in a water pond for 28 days before they were placed in water and peat water for 120 days
    after which the compressive strength, porosity, sorptivity, change in weight, and visual characteristics were
    investigated. The results showed the compressive strength of OPCCS mortar increased by 11.29% after immersion
    in peat water for 120 days with its porosity and sorptivity decreased by 5.78% and 31.07% due to the refinement of
    the pores and capillary network in the mortar. Moreover, the weight of the brushed and unbrushed OPCCS mortar in
    peat water was lesser compared to the OPC due to the increase in CaO content which has the ability to fill the pores
    and reduce disintegration. The visual examination showed an improvement in the pH of OPCCS mortar due to the
    ability of the ground cockle shells to neutralize the acidity of the peat water. This study, therefore, shows the use of
    ground cockle shells as an additive makes it possible to use mortar as a drainage lining because the shells provide
    excellent resistance to acidic peat environments.

    Link: The
    Effects of Using Ground Cockle Seashells as an Additive for
    Mortar in Peat Environment | Olivia | Journal of the Civil
    Engineering Forum (ugm.ac.id)

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