Analisis Suhu Ruangan Dengan Pemanfaatan Sabut Kelapa Sebagai Campuran Batako

Abstract

The shape and composition of the wall constituent material greatly affect the temperature condition in a room. In this current condition, the brick wall is more dominantly used in terms of the building wall. Wall with solid brick material is more stable in increasing and decreasing temperatures in a building's room caused by the influence of solar radiation from outside. It happens when the wall receives heat and releases heat. The researcher sought to minimize the air temperature inside the room by focusing the research into wall brick. This study is conducted to assess the temperature inside the building using conventional brick and coconut coir mixture brick. It aims to determine the wall comparative value of conventional brick and coconut coir mixture brick. The location of this study is conducted at the Medan Area Civil Engineering Laboratory. This study is conducted by making conventional brick and coconut coir mixture brick as test specimens and make a room sample in size (100 x 100 x 100) cm. The results show that in the three-day observation the average temperature of the room with coconut coir mixture brick wall is 30ºC and the conventional brick wall is 32ºC. The ratio of temperature difference is 2ºC. By the usage of a small scale, the coconut coir mixture brick wall can be said to minimize room temperature but there are no significant differences compared to the conventional brick wall.