Study of Mortar with Incorporation of Different Proportions of Coconut Fiber With and Without Previous Treatment

Coconut fiberCoconut Fiber is a renewableRenewable material that has high potential for use in civil constructionConstruction. Proving to be a profitable and promising alternative, this study intends to analyze and compare the effects of the addition of coconut fiberCoconut Fiber in the mortarMortar through tests, such as consistencyConsistency, density, viscosityViscosity, compressive and flexural strength. The comparison was made with 0.3 and 0.6% of addition in cementCements mass, treating the fibers previously with sodium hydroxide with 0.3 and 0.6% and in natural condition. The results showed that the treatment was beneficial for this type of fiber, showing that its application in mortals is feasible.