INTRODUCTION

OPPORTUNITY OF LIGHT WEIGHT MATERIALS

GLOBAL WARMING: WEATHER, FOR INSULATION
AVAILABLE RESOURCES OF MATERIALS: IN THE PHILIPPINES: COIR
DIFFERENT KINDS OF NATURAL FIBERS WHY COIR

BACKGROUND INFORMATION NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE STUDY

WHAT IS FOAM CEMENT

WHAT IS FIBER CEMENT BOARD
WHAT IS COIR

SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH THAT HAS BEEN DONE IN AREA OF INVESTIGATION

FOAM CEMENT
1. COMPRESSIVE STRENGHT OF FOAM CEMENT
2. PROPERTIES OF FOAM CEMENT SUCH AS THERMAL & ACOUSTIC
INSULATION
COIR
1. SPECIFIC DIAMETER AND LENGTH OF COIR
2. TENSILE STRENGHT OF COIR, COMPARED TO OTHER NATURAL FIBERS
3. MOISTURE CONTENT, PROPER PROCESS OF DRYING
4. COST & AVAILABILITY
5. Experimental investigations on bond strength between coconut fiber
and concrete
6. Coconut Fiber A Versatile Material and its Applications in Engineering
FIBER CEMENT BOARD
1. BOND BETWEEN FIBER CEMENT BOARD AND REINFORCED FOAM
CEMENT COIR