Effect of Coarse Aggregate Sizes 25mm, 20mm, 15mm, 10mm and 5mm on the Strength of Concrete
Abolusoro S.A.; Gana A.J; Adewara Sunday O. & Asaolu .A.J
Department of Agriculture, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State
Department of Civil Engineering, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State Nigeria
Department of Economics, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State
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Abstract:
This study concentrates basically on how granite of different sizes affect the strength and performance of concrete which for different structural components such as beams and columns. All the materials where locally soursed from Landmark University and the Omu-Aran locality. Two major kinds of test where conducted on the experimental samples, which are the physical and the mechanical test. The physical test comprises of the water absorption rate test, while the mechanical test comprises of flexural strength test and the compressive strength test. Another very important test that was done was to see how cost effective the different aggregate size could be and to be able to select the one which best suits the purpose. This study will help in terms of safety determination and also cost maximization.
Key word: Effect, Coarse aggregate, Sizes strength and Concrete.
