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Vol. 18 Issue 1 01 Aug 2025

AN EVALUATION OF THE PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE INCORPORATING TERMITE HILL MOUNDS AS A SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL

MUHAMMAD Isah Palladan,, BELLO Hadi Ibrahim,, GONAH Clement Musa, GARKIDA Adele Dzikwi, SALISU Tijjani Maska.

Concrete composite is the universal principal rich building material, but cement production contributes to CO₂ emissions. This necessitates alternatives, such as supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), to partly replace cement while preserving its mechanical performance. The …

Compressive Strength Microstructure Pozzolanic Reaction Supplementary Cementitious Material Termite Hill Mound Workability
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Vol. 17 Issue 1 31 Dec 2024

Influence of Crushed Granite and Washed Gravel on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete

SOYINGBE, Aliu Adebayo., Jago Ayomikun Christopher, OJEBISI, Olatunji., LAWAL, Charles Emmanuel.

The mechanical performance of concrete is strongly influenced by the type of coarse aggregate used in its production. This study investigates the influence of crushed granite and washed gravel on the mechanical properties of concrete, …

Abrasion Resistance Coarse Aggregates Compressive Strength Concrete Crushed Granite Washed Gravel
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Vol. 16 Issue 1 31 Dec 2023

Prediction of Abrasion Resistance of LBPA Concrete Using ANN

YA’U, Jamilu., GAMBO, Sanusi., ALIYU, Ibrahim., SHETTIMA, Lawan., ALI, Ibrahim., ADAMU, Zubairu Waziri.

The construction industry relies heavily on Portland cement (PC), a critical component of concrete. However, Portland cement is costly and has significant environmental drawbacks. Cement production is the third-largest contributor to global CO₂ emissions, following …

Abrasion Resistance Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Compressive Strength Locust Bean Pod Ash Workability
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Vol. 16 Issue 1 31 Dec 2023

Experimental Evaluation of the Mechanical Properties of Laterite Bricks Produced with Plastic Waste as Binder

KHALIL, Ismail Muhammad., ABADAKI, Becky Oboro., OKOLI, Obumneme Godwin., GAMBO, Sanusi.

Three key issues bordering developing nations such as housing deficit, waste management and depletion of environmental resources are rampant in Nigeria. Perhaps utilising plastic wastes as alternative materials, specifically in brick production, can be a …

Alternative materials Bricks Laterite Plastics Waste management
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Vol. 15 Issue 1 31 Dec 2022

An Assessment of the Effect of Faskari Dam Water on Compressive Strength of Concrete

MAMMAN, Mas’udu1., ABDULLAHI, Sulaiman Faskari., KHALIL, Ismail Muhammad.

In dry season, Faskari town experiences scarcity of water. This resulted to difficulty in sourcing water for domestic use as well as for construction works. This necessitates the community in Faskari town to depend on …

Compressive strength Concrete Faskari Earth Dam Water Workability
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Vol. 14 Issue 1 31 Dec 2021

Improvised Techniques of Earth Bricks Stabilisation with Cassava Starch

KHALIL, Ismail Muhammad., MAMMAN, Mas’ud., GETSO, Ibrahim Abdullahi., LAWAL, Habiba Musa.

Compressed Earth Bricks technology is anchored in an initial concern to provide a new, economically and socially relevant response to housing production for the World's very poor. As at now the information fully available on …

Alternative materials Brick Cassava starch Housing production Stabilisation
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Vol. 11 Issue 1 31 Dec 2018

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE OF METAKAOLIN BLENDED CEMENT CONCRETE

ABDULLAHI, Getso Ibrahim., DAUDA, Dahiru., GAMBO, Sanusi., ALIYU, Suleiman Shika, KHALIL, Ismail Muhammad.

The use of pozzolanic materials as partial replacement of cement in concrete is on increase in order to promote sustainability in construction industry. This paper evaluated the effect of MK as cement replacement on the …

Chemical resistance Metakaolin Magnesium sulphate Sodium chloride
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