Kareem, M. A. and Olawale, S.O.A. and Bamigboye, Gideon and Alade, A. J. (2019) COMBINED INFLUENCE OF GRAVEL AND CRUSHED BURNT BRICKS ON THE PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE. In: 1st International Conference on Engineering and Environmental Sciences, November 5-7, 2019., Osun State University.
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Abstract
The quest for alternative materials in concrete production is ongoing as the demand for concrete using conventional material increases. This study investigates the properties of concrete produced with Crushed Burnt Bricks (CBB) as replacement for Unwashed Gravel (UG). Concrete mixes of 1:2:4 (cement, sand and gravel) mix ratio were produced using UG/CBB combination in varying proportion of 100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75, 0:100 which were represented as sample A, B, C, D and E. The water-to-binder (w/b) ratio of 0.4, 0.5, 0.55 and 0.6 were used for each sample. Sample A without CBB (i.e. 100% UG) served as control. Slump test was carried out on the fresh concrete while compressive strength test was carried out on the hardened concrete specimens using 150 mm cubes at the curing in ages of 7, 14 and 28 days, respectively. The slump values of fresh concrete increases with increase in w/b and CBB contents. At 28 days, the compressive strength values were 26.7 N/mm2 for concrete produced with sample B at w/b of 0.4 and 28.2 N/mm2 for concrete produced with sample A (control). It was concluded that the optimum level of substitution of 25% CBB for gravel is viable for concrete production from a structural point of view.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2020 11:16 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2020 11:16 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13459 |
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