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


CHIOMA TEMITOPE GLORIA AWODIJI 1*, CHINEDU PAUL EZEGO 1, DAVIS OGBONNA ONWUKA 1, STANLEY EMEKA IWUOHA 1
1. Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, P.M.B 1526. Imo State, Nigeria
*Corresponding author, email: chimbaegbu@yahoo.com

Issue:

JESR, Number 2, Volume XXIV

Section:

Issue Nr. 2 - Volume 24(2018)

Abstract:

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.

Keywords:

Okigwe red lump stone (ORLS), compressive strength, concrete.

Code [ID]:

JESR201802V24S01A0001 [0004778]

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