ASSESSMENT OF THE SUITABILITY OF PIT SAND IN ILARO AND ENVIRON FOR CONCRETING WORK

Omopariola, S.S and Sekoni, R.T (2020) ASSESSMENT OF THE SUITABILITY OF PIT SAND IN ILARO AND ENVIRON FOR CONCRETING WORK. In: 1st National Engineering Conference, Virtual, : 2 – 3 November, 2020, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.

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Abstract

Fine aggregate is an important constituent of concrete whose property has significant effect on the properties of both fresh and hardened concrete as well as the overall performance of concrete. For the production of sound and good quality concrete, it is important that the fine aggregate possess the required properties in accordance with relevant codes and standards. Samples of pit sand were collected from six different locations in Ilaro and environ. The samples were tested to determine the following properties: specific gravity, water absorption, moisture content, percentage silt content, bulking, fineness modulus, coefficient of uniformity and coefficient of curvature. Test result reveals that the range of values are: 2.3 – 3.27, 3.8 – 12.7%, 4.0 – 12.0%, 4.1 – 7.61%, 11-21.2%, 2.2 – 3.77, 0.8 – 5.5, 0.8 – 3.4 respectively. Comparison of the properties of the different samples with relevant codes and standards reveals that while some are in compliance with the stipulated specifications for all the properties, some failed the compliance test in some of the properties

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Assessment, Suitability, Pit - Sand, Environ, Concreting
Subjects:	T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TH Building construction
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Civil Engineering and the Environment
Depositing User:	Joy Oluwabukola Olayiwola
Date Deposited:	28 May 2021 09:11
Last Modified:	28 May 2021 09:11
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1368

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