Comparing the compressive strenghths of concrete made with river sand and quarry dust as fine aggregates

• Autorzy: Chiemela C. , Igwegbe W. , Ibearugbulem O. , Okoye P. , Oke M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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Nowadays development of infrastructures is becoming number one priority in the world, particularly in the developing countries. So there are great demands within the construction industries for river sand as fine aggregate used in the production of concrete. This has created a very difficult situation; the cost of river sand has increased and also there is great fear from environmentalist and ecologist that in the future there may be scarcity of river sand and the environment and the ecology will be distorted. Hence, the need to find materials which are affordable and available to partially or totally replaced river sand in the production of concrete. This work is focused on the use of quarry dust as a total replacement to river sand in the production of concrete, and comparing the results (compressive strength) to that obtained from conversional concrete made with river sand.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Nigeria; aggregate; river sand; quarry dust; concrete; cement; concrete strength; compressive strength

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: International Letters of Natural Sciences
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 15
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: 179-189,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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Chiemela C.

• Civil Engineering Department, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

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Igwegbe W.

• Civil Engineering Department, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

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Ibearugbulem O.

• Civil Engineering Department, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria

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Okoye P.

• Mechanical Engineering Department, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri Imo State, Nigeria

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Oke M.

• Mechanical Engineering Department, Federal Polytechnic Nekede Owerri Imo State, Nigeria

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