APPLICATION OF IBEARUGBULEM'S MODEL FOR OPTIMSING SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH OF BASALT CONCRETE MIX

Abstract: The search for new raw materials that will compete favourably with existing ones is necessary to prevent the depletion of existing raw materials. This work investigates the suitability of basalt as coarse aggregate for the production of concrete and the application of Ibearugbulem’s model for predicting the splitting tensile strength of concrete.  A total of 24 concrete cylinders for basalt and granite samples of diameter 100mm and length 200mm were casted and demoulded after 24 hours. The samples were cured and tested for splitting tensile strength after 28 days. The laboratory results were used in formulating a model which predicts the 28 days splitting tensile strength. From the analysis, it was established that the difference between the laboratory results of splitting tensile strength and predicted values of splitting tensile strength are not significant.

Keywords: Splitting tensile strength, Concrete, Basalt, Granite, Coarse aggregate, Model.

Title: APPLICATION OF IBEARUGBULEM’S MODEL FOR OPTIMSING SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH OF BASALT CONCRETE MIX

Author: Francis Ogar Idagu, David Ogbonna Onwuka, Sylvia Ulari Onwuka, Chinenye E. Okere

International Journal of Recent Research in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (IJRRCME)

ISSN 2393-8471

Vol. 10, Issue 1, April 2023 - September 2023

Page No: 1-9

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Published date: 25-April-2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7863126

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