COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE PRODUCED USING OKIGWE RED LUMP STONE AS COARSE AGGREGATE

CHIOMA TEMITOPE GLORIA  AWODIJI; CHINEDU PAUL  EZEGO; DAVIS OGBONNA  ONWUKA; STANLEY EMEKA  IWUOHA

Journal of Engineering Studies and Research (Jun 2018)

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE PRODUCED USING OKIGWE RED LUMP STONE AS COARSE AGGREGATE

CHIOMA TEMITOPE GLORIA AWODIJI,
CHINEDU PAUL EZEGO,
DAVIS OGBONNA ONWUKA,
STANLEY EMEKA IWUOHA

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CHIOMA TEMITOPE GLORIA AWODIJI: Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, P.M.B 1526. Imo State, Nigeria
CHINEDU PAUL EZEGO: Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, P.M.B 1526. Imo State, Nigeria
DAVIS OGBONNA ONWUKA: Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, P.M.B 1526. Imo State, Nigeria
STANLEY EMEKA IWUOHA: Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, P.M.B 1526. Imo State, Nigeria

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 2

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This study was carried out in order to ascertain if the Okigwe red lump stone, found in South-eastern Nigeria, could be used as coarse aggregate in making structural concrete. The maximum compressive strength values, obtained at 28 days for red lump stone concrete were 13.72 N/mm2 at w/c ratio of 0.53 for mix ratio 1:2:4 and 8.74 N/mm2 for mix ratio 1:3:6, at w/c ratio of 0.55. These values were not up to 20 N/mm2 which is the ACI 318 (1995) recommendation for structural concrete. Therefore, Okigwe red lump stone must not be used in making structural concrete using mixes 1:2:4 and 1:3:6.

Published in Journal of Engineering Studies and Research

ISSN: 2068-7559 (Print); 2344-4932 (Online)
Publisher: Alma Mater Publishing House "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau
Country of publisher: Romania
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Website: http://pubs.ub.ro/?pg=revues&rev=jesr

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