Duke, A. E. and Eno, E. E. (2019) Rice Husk Ash Pozzolan as Valuable Supplement in Concrete for Industrial and Domestic Applications. Asian Journal of Physical and Chemical Sciences, 7 (1). pp. 1-7. ISSN 2456-7779
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Abstract
Controlled burning of rice husks at<700°C produced rice husk ash (RHA) which is predominantly amorphous silica (SiO2). RHA was used as a substitute for laterite and cement in proportions of 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 30% of concrete. The concrete was cured for 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, and 28 days respectively. It was observed that 20% of RHA provides the optimum strength. The effects of different particle sizes of 75, 150, 212, 300, 425 and 600 microns (µm) were tested using a compression test machine. A graph of average strength against particle size indicates 2.9 Nm-2 as the optimum strength at 75 µm and 1.2 Nm-2 as the minimum at 150 µm. From the ash size distribution, the presence of grains of several different sizes was observed. The grains were weighed using a weighing machine and a graph of particle size against percentage plotted to determine the particle size distribution. This showed that rice husk ash (RHA) is coarse grain material.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Open Research Librarians > Physics and Astronomy |
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Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2023 07:41 |
Last Modified: | 12 Apr 2024 08:48 |
URI: | http://stm.e4journal.com/id/eprint/616 |