Kwara State University
Ash-Shu'ara Salman
Designation: Lecturere II
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering
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| 1 | Influence of Locally Sourced Waste Foundry Sand on Workability and Compressive Strength of Normal-Strength Concrete. |
Since the early nineteenth century, sustainable utilization of industrial by-products and agro-residue ashes have been at the forefront of researches owing to the impacts of rapid urbanization and development. This study presents experimental work on the re-utilization of already discarded waste foundry sand (WFS) sourced from local iron pot maker in Osogbo, Osun State. Fine aggregate was partially replaced with three different compositions of WFS (0, 10, 20 and 30%) using batching by weight method. The slump cone test was performed on the fresh concrete samples in order to determine their workabilities while the compressive strength test was performed at 7th, 21st and 28th-day curing ages. The compressive strength test is most used to assess the load-bearing capacity of concrete. The hardened densities for the concrete samples were also established at 7th, 21st and 28th-day curing ages. Results from the compressive strength test showed that as more WFS was incorporated into concrete mixes, so does the compressive strength increases across all curing ages. The results also showed a marginal increase in compressive strengths at 28th-day curing age in concrete samples containing WFS. Slump values for the concrete samples increase as more WFS is incorporated into mixes with exception of 30% WFS whose slump value decrease slightly compared to samples containing 10% of WFS. The hardened densities of concrete samples fall within 2200 – 2600kg/m3 which is regarded as the density of normal-weight concrete across all curing ages. Based on these results, WFS sourced locally can effectively and efficiently be utilized to produce plain concrete. | i. Salman A. M., Akinpelu M. A., Abdulrasaq A., and Adetoro E. A. | 5 | National | 2022-06-17 | https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjy3Ofa7PX5AhUuS_EDHZdwCfoQFnoECAQQAQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fajerd.abuad.edu.ng%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FAJERD0501-07.pdf&usg=AOvVaw14UwCdFS-zLHpNSHbzxZkc | |