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Pengaruh Penambahan Kalsium Klorida (Cacl2) Terhadap Kuat Tekan Bata Ringan
Lightweight bricks are bricks that are made to be lighter. CLC lightweight brick has a
density between 400 kg/m3 to 1800 kg/m3. Light brick is now starting to be widely used
for wall construction, because it can lighten the load on the foundation. The building
blocks of lightweight bricks are cement, sand, water, foam agent, and other added
materials such as chemical mixtures. One of the chemical additives that can be used is
calcium chloride (CaCl2). This study aims to analyze the addition of calcium chloride
(CaCl2) to the compressive strength of lightweight bricks with variations of 0%, 0.5%,
1%, 1.5%, 2% and 2.5%, and to compare 2 types of sand, namely sand from Taratak
Buluh, Kampar (P1) and sand from Kulim, Pekanbaru City (P2), where P1 has a silt
content of less than 5% which meets the standard specifications, while P2 with a silt
content does not meet. As for this study using an experimental method with a cube-shaped
test object with a length of 10 cm, a width of 10 cm and a height of 10 cm. The process of
testing the compressive strength of lightweight bricks at the age of 3 days, 7 days and 28
days. The results of this study indicate that the optimum compressive strength of a
mixture of calcium chloride (CaCl2) from P1 is at a variation of 2% of the cement weight
of 1.28 MPa aged 28 days with an increase of 21.90% compared to without using
calcium chloride (CaCl2). As for P2 at a variation of 1.5% from the cement weight of
0.795 MPa aged 28 days with an increase of 91.57% compared to without using calcium
chloride (CaCl2). Based on this research, it can be concluded that the addition of
calcium chloride (CaCl2) can increase the compressive strength of lightweight bricks. It
is hoped that the results of this research can provide input for new science and
knowledge in the field of Civil Engineering, especially regarding the added material of
calcium chloride (CaCl2).
Keywords: calcium chloride, compressive strength, foam agent, lightweight brick,
workability
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