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American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture. 2021, 9(6), 212-218
DOI: 10.12691/ajcea-9-6-1
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Effect of Agriculturally-Based Supplementary Cementing Materials on the Strength Characteristics of Rubbercrete

Ikechukwu Ezegbunem1, , Adewale Olutaiwo1, Bola Mudasiru2, Moshood Seriki3 and Adebayo Olayemi4

1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria

2Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

3Civil Engineering Department, Lagos State Public Works Corporation, Nigeria

4Civil Engineering Department, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria

Pub. Date: December 09, 2021

Cite this paper:
Ikechukwu Ezegbunem, Adewale Olutaiwo, Bola Mudasiru, Moshood Seriki and Adebayo Olayemi. Effect of Agriculturally-Based Supplementary Cementing Materials on the Strength Characteristics of Rubbercrete. American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture. 2021; 9(6):212-218. doi: 10.12691/ajcea-9-6-1

Abstract

This experimental study focused on exploring the potential utilization of rubbercrete for construction purposes by improving its workability and mechanical properties using agriculturally based supplementary cementing materials- rice husk ash, snail shell powder, pulverized cow bone and cow bone ash. Fine aggregate (sand) was partially replaced by waste crumb rubber at 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. These agriculturally based supplementary cementing materials were included in the concrete mix as admixtures at 0%, 1% and 2% of Portland cement. Tests such as slump test; 28th, 90th and 120th day compressive strength; as well as the 7th and 28th day flexural strength tests were conducted on fresh and hardened concrete to investigate the workability and structural performance of the modified concrete. Mix proportion of 1: 0.9: 2.8 and water-cement ratio of 0.35 for a characteristic strength of 40N/mm2 was adopted for this study. The test results obtained revealed that the addition of snail shell powder, pulverized cow bone and cow bone ash improved the unsatisfactory compressive strength of rubbercrete significantly at 28days and at 2% inclusion.

Keywords:
agricultural wastes crumb rubber mechanical properties rubbercrete supplementary cementing materials

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