CASEY M.

DELA CRUZ
E.B. Magalona
Elementary School
Negros Occidental
Division

Blue Swimming Crab Portunus pelagicus Waste

Shell Reinforced Cement Pavements
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 Cement pavements in
construction refers to an
outdoor floor or superficial
surface covering.
Common materials for cement
pavements include concrete,
stones such as flagstone,
cobblestone, and setts,
artificial stone, bricks, tiles and
even asphalts.
More affordable than stone,
more colorful than brick, and
more durable than asphalt,
concrete pavers are a practical
yet attractive option anywhere
on the property.
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 One of the most common
waste products that recently
got the attention of the
society both of the seafood
and the engineering industry
are crab shells.

Crab waste, which is usually

tucked in landfills across the
region, has been deemed as
a nuisance by environmental
regulators. It is not only
because of the sheer volume
of crab waste, but also the
odor emitting from crab
shells.
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 Among those crabs generating
shell waste is the Blue Swimming
Crab (Portunus pelagicus) waste
which is very common in the
waters of Guimaras Strait and
Negros Occidental and has been
considered as a major polluter, as
80-90% of its biomass is waste
(Gandy, 2010).
The concept of “Reduce, Reuse
and Recycle” has become a way
of life for different countries
around the world. The seafood
industry in some countries
around the world has mostly
shifted to mechanisms relevant to
such idea.
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 Objectives
What is the structural strength and
characteristics of the different Blue Swimming
Crab (Portunus pelagicus) shell reinforced
pavements in terms of tensile strength, water
absorption test, heat reduction test and tensile
strength after water absorption test?

Is there a significant difference in the structural

strength of the cement pavements when
reinforced with different amounts of Blue
Swimming Crab (Portunus pelagicus) shells in
terms of tensile strength, water absorption
test, heat reduction test and tensile strength
after water absorption test?
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 Conclusions
From the findings of the study
determined, the researcher conclude that
the set – up with 25 % Cement & 75 %
Crab Shell is the most durable and heat
efficient set – up compared to other set –
ups since it has the highest maximum
strength obtained and has the least
amount of heat absorbed and is more
ideal to be used especially as floor
pavements since it absorbs less heat that
it also transmit and reflect to objects and
humans on top of it.
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 Conclusions
Also, after the conduct of the tensile strength
determination after water absorption test, the
same sample with 25 % Cement & 75 % Crab
Shell is also the most durable despite of water
penetration. Moreover, results on the potential
of Crab Shell Reinforced cement pavements
show that set ups containing different
compositions of cement and crab shell waste
vary differently with cement pavements having
more crab shell waste being more, durable and
heat efficient but are more absorbent of water
and are still durable despite of water high
percentage of water absorption.

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