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PRELIMINARY PAGES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Background of Study
- 1.3 Statement of Problems
- 1.4 Aim and Objectives of Study
- 1.5 Significance of Study
- 1.6 Scope of Study
- 1.7 Limitations of the Study
- 1.8 Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Conceptual Review of Concrete
- 2.3 Advantages and Disadvantages
- 2.3.1 Advantages
- 2.3.2 Disadvantages
- 2.4 Fresh Concrete
- 2.5 Workability
- 2.5.1 Factors Affecting Workability
- 2.6 Segregation and Bleeding
- 2.7 Component of Concrete
- 2.7.1 Aggregate
- 2.7.2 Cement
- 2.7.3 Water
- 2.8 Steel Reinforcement
- 2.9 Formwork
- 2.10 Curing Concrete
- 2.11 Theoretical Framework of Building Materials
- 2.12 Preparation of Materials
CHAPTER THREE
MATERIALS AND METHODS
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Study Area
- 3.3 Preparation of Mix
- 3.4 Casting of the Stabilised Mud Laterite Block
- 3.5 Curing of Specimen
CHAPTER FOUR
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Firing of Red Earth and Laterite Blocks in Kiln
- 4.3 Testing of Blocks
- 4.4 Calculation of Results
- 4.5 Cement Stabilised Laterite Block
- 4.6 Cement Stabilized Red Earth Blocks
- 4.7 Red Earth or Mud Block
- 4.8 Red Earth Blocks Fired in Kiln
- 4.9 Cement Stabilised Laterite Block
- 4.10 Discussion of Results
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Summary of Findings
- 5.3 Conclusion
- 5.4 Recommendation
REFERENCES
Lateritic soils are reddish brown in colour, which have been used as blocks for buildings without any cement content. The study was carried out to Compare the Strength as Blocks Made from Cement and Laterite Soil Cement and Red Earth Laterite, Sand and Red Earth. This project implements the following analysis to effect reduction to the rise in market price of sand (fine aggregate), cement blocks to substitute literate blocks, determine the strength of the cement stabilized blocks of literate soil in the soil laboratory with a view to have an alternative in the building industry and analyze the existing laterite soil and evaluate it’s suitability for use as a good building material by means of various tests. The result obtained appears satisfactory for ordinary structural building made with sharp sand, laterite and red soil. Also, the use of laterite soil blocks has great potential in construction cost of a house to a normal structural concrete.
1.1 Introduction
Lateritic soils are reddish brown in colour, which have been used as blocks for buildings without any cement content. Recently, modern builders started introducing some percentage of cement to laterite for moulding stronger blocks, because of high cost of sandcrete blocks. The compressive strength of laterite-cement blocks increased steadily with increase in percentage of cement content up to 20% but decreased at cement contents above 20% (Aguwa, 2009). A major advantage of the use of laterite instead of sand in moulding building blocks is the low cost, due to small quantity of cement required to produce blocks with adequate compressive strengths as well as low cost of transporting laterite (Abdullahi, 2005).
As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Limitation of the study and Definition of technical terms.
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