1Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Rivers State University, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture.
2018,
Vol. 6 No. 3, 129-132
DOI: 10.12691/ajcea-6-3-6
Copyright © 2018 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Amaziah Walter Otunyo, Uwakwe Paul Arinze. Effect of Crushed Waste Ceramic Tiles (CWCT) as Partial Replacement for Fine Aggregate in Concrete.
American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture. 2018; 6(3):129-132. doi: 10.12691/ajcea-6-3-6.
Correspondence to: Amaziah Walter Otunyo, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Rivers State University, Nkpolu, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Email:
umutuigili@yahoo.comAbstract
The reuse of crushed waste ceramic tiles as a substitute for fine aggregate in concrete has been investigated in this study. Waste ceramic tiles obtained from building demolition sites and left-overs from new building sites were used. The crushed waste ceramic tiles were substituted in place of fine aggregates in the following percentages (0%, 20%, 25%, 30% 35% and 40%) in the concrete mix. The water /cement ratio used was 0.6. The compressive strength of the concrete cast with the above partial replacement of fine aggregate were determined after, 7 and 28 days age of curing. The flexural strength was determined after 28 days. The results indicate that the maximum compressive and flexural strength is obtained at 40% replacement level of fine aggregate with crushed was ceramic tiles.
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