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Study on Strength Properties of Concrete by Replacing …

making grout, cement and fine quarry dust powder are combined. Making hollow blocks requires the use of quarry dust. Some mosaic businesses partially substitute quarry dust for sand. 1.1 General Applications The necessity to find substitute construction materials for sand as fine aggregates in the construction projects has increased due

Quarry dust as river sand replacement in cement masonry …

The price of cement, river sand and quarry dust were obtained from the local market as SLR 1095 per 50 kg bag, SLR 5925 per cubic meter and SLR 5330 per cubic meter, …

Utilization of Quarry Dust and Sludge in Sandcrete Block …

Replacement of River Sand with Quarry Dust in Concrete and Block Production: A Case Study of Quarry Dust in Abuja and Environs, Northcentral, Nigeria 1 2 1 3 1 Article Full-text available

Variability in the Compressive Strength of Paving Blocks Using …

From Fig. 6, it is observed that block prepared with waste plastic, fly ash, and sand offering better performance in the water absorption quality as compared to other two considerations.In PFQ and cement block, the percentage of the plastic content is less compared to PFS case. In general, plastic is having antipathy to water, which leads to less absorption of …

Sustainable production of cement masonry blocks with the combined use

The physical, mechanical, and durability properties of cement blocks made using fly ash and quarry waste underwent a thorough investigation. Results showed that, ... [1]. Typical cement sand blocks constitute approximately 10 to 20% cement and 80 to 90% river sand or natural sand [2]. Cement sand blocks possess advantages of being produced with ...

Replacement of River Sand with Quarry Dust in …

Journal of Mining and Geology Vol. 52(1) 2016. 79 2.60 for the quarry dust that were produced from some quarries in India. Density of concrete produced with

Exploiting recycled plastic waste as an alternative binder for …

Concrete paving blocks (cement: quarry dust: sand = 1:1:2) by weight or volume were produced to serve as Control having tested the compressive strength and water absorption properties. Composite paving blocks less in plastic (LP) on a mix ratio of 1:1:2 and high in plastic (HP) on a mix ratio of 1:0.5:1 by weight or volume were also produced ...

Effect of Partial Replacement of Sand With Quarry Dust on …

This work investigated the effect of partial replacement of sand with quarry dust on the compressive strength, flexural strength, split tensile strength and water absorption of sandcrete blocks. River sand was replaced with quarry dust at percentages ranging from 0 to 40 at cement/combined aggregate ratio of 1: 6. The blocks were moulded using a Rosa …

(PDF) Compressive strength of concrete using lateritic sand and quarry

For sand having above 3.4% of clay content used in a 1:1: 2 (M-25) mix of concrete resulted in the production of concrete with compressive strength less than 25 N/mm2.Therefore, this work was ...

Replacement of River Sand with Quarry Dust in …

The 28th day compressive strength test results of 1.31 N/mm^2, 1.10 N/mm^2, 0.78 N/mm^2 and 0.50 N/mm^2 for the sandcrete blocks produced from quarry dust, river sand, shocking sand and ...

(PDF) Strength and durability characteristics of …

This research was carried out to investigate the effect of partially replacing cement with quarry dust in cement-sand mortar. Tests including setting times, water absorption, compressive strength and density test were carried out on …

(PDF) Strength and durability characteristics of cement …

Cement-sand block is a primary construction material used for masonry house units. ... and durability properties of cement blocks made using fly ash and quarry waste …

Partial Replacement of Sand by Quarry Dust in …

International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 5, Issue 7, July 2015 2 ISSN 2250- 3153 TThis test will be done for conducted for concrete cubes of 30% then 40% and 50% replacement of sand by Quarry dust for

(PDF) BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE ON THE USE OF QUARRY DUST TO REPLACE SAND

IRACST – Engineering Science and Technology: An International Journal (ESTIJ),ISSN: 2250-3498 Vol. 3, No. 6, December 2013 BEHAVIOUR OF CONCRETE ON THE USE OF QUARRY DUST TO REPLACE SAND – AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY G.Balamurugan Associate Professor and Head Department of Civil Engineering Jayamatha Engineering College …

Models for predicting compressive strength and water …

This paper developed new models for predicting the 28th day compressive strength and water absorption of sand-quarry dust blocks using Osadebe's regression model which expresses the response as a function of the proportions of the mixture components. ... This work presents a mathematical model for predicting the compressive strength and water ...

How many blocks can I get out of one bag of …

Calculate the volume of mortar required per block: Since the mortar mix ratio is 1:6, for each block, you'll need: Cement volume = 1/7 of the total volume (1 part cement + 6 parts sand) Sand ...

How to Calculate the Quantity of Mortar (Sand and Cement) for Laying Blocks

Therefore, the quantity of cement required to lay 1m 2 of wall = 0.03 × 6.33 = 0.1899 bags If 0.1899 bags of cement = 10 blocks Therefore, 1 bag of cement = 52 blocks. Therefore, 1 bag of cement is required to lay 52 blocks using a 1:6 mix ratio of mortar. Sand Quantity of sand required = 6/7 x 1600 kg/m 3 = 1371.428 kg Making allowance for ...

Developing and optimizing concrete using industrial …

The large quantity of cement and sand required in the production of concrete has led to the investigation of alternate materials. This research investigates concrete prepared using alccofine and quarry dust. Tests were conducted to assess their workability, density stability, water absorption, the initial rate of absorption, compressive …

Utilization of Basaltic Quarry Dust as a Partial Replacement of Cement …

This research was conducted to examine the potential of basaltic crusher dust as a partial replacement for Portland Pozzolana cement in hollow concrete block (HCB) production. Quarry dust is one of the waste materials abundantly available and pozzolanic material in the quarry industry. In doing so, physical tests of cement pastes and hollow concrete blocks of …

Structural Properties of Laterite -Quarry Dust …

The blocks comprised of different percentages of laterite soil (76%, 81%, 85% and 87%), quarry dust (9% and 10% by weight of the soil) and ordinary Portland cement (3%, 5%, 10% and 15% by weight of the soil. The results showed that …

Sustainable production of cement masonry blocks with the …

1. Introduction. Cement-sand block is commonly used for masonry wall construction material in housing units [1].Typical cement sand blocks constitute …

Quarry Dust as an Efficient Substitute for Sand

Research have proven that incorporating very fine waste quarry particles in the range of 10%e20% (Rathore et al., 2020) of the total fine aggregate content of a concrete mixture can increase the ...

Performance characteristics of sugarcane bagasse ash and quarry …

Yoganantham C, Hemasanthi M (2014) Performance of self-compacting self curing concrete with fly ash and m-sand. IJESE 8(1):491–497. Google Scholar Selvamony MS, Ravikumar SU, Kannanand S, Gnanappa B (2010) Investigations on self-compacted self-curing concrete using limestone powder and clinkers. ARPN J Eng Appl 5:1–6

Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Replacement of Sand …

Hollow concrete blocks are defined as a block which had a space or gap area larger than twenty five percent of the total area, it is one of the choices for the classical masonry units where ...

Use of Quarry Dust to Replace Sand in Concrete

with control concrete is very less in 50% sand replacement. Table 5.1: Compressive strength of M20 concrete in 28 Days due to temperature effect Fine aggregate Sand: Quarry dust Compressive strength (MPa) % of reduction in strength compared with control concrete Normal temperature After heated to 100°C 100:0 22.22 17.63 20.66

Experimental Study on Quarry Dust Cement Mortar with …

M-sand substituted cement mortar with a 1:6 cement-to-sand ratio, and cement mortar was used to compare the product's strength and workability. ... Quarry dust and bacteria might potentially be introduced into the rubber mold paver block. References. Afifudin H, Nadzarah W, Hamidah MS, Hana HN (2011) Microbial participation in the formation ...

Quarry dust as river sand replacement in cement masonry …

The present study emphasizes the combined use of quarry waste ( substitute for river sand) and fly ash (0, 10, 20, 30 and 40% substitute for cement) for sustainable …

Development of ed concrete building blocks using quarry …

[Show full abstract] 15%, 20% and 25% sand replacement with quarry dust was used in the cement: sand mix ratios of 1:6 and 1:8 for molding the blocks of size 450mm x 225mm x 225mm.These blocks ...

PRODUCTION OF BLOCKS

PRODUCTION OF SAND CEMENT BLOCKS [DAR] SIZE Simba cement Sand Expected Compressive strength [N/mm2] Cured for 14 Days Approximate Water content [L] Expected Number of blocks per bag cement 6 INCH One bag 8 wheelbarrows 3.0 30 38 6 INCH One bag 7 wheelbarrows 3.5 25 33 6 INCH One bag 6 wheelbarrows 4.2 20 29 6 INCH One bag 5 …

Quarry dust as river sand replacement in cement masonry blocks…

The present study explored the feasibility of using quarry dust as fine aggregate in manufacturing cement blocks. Cement blocks with four different quarry dust composition levels 0, 33.3%, 66.7 and , were prepared and tested.