Compressive Strength and Costs of Sandcrete Blocks and blocks made with quarry dust in Nigeria: A Case study of Abakaliki Quarry Ikechukwu, U. F. Department of Building, Imo State University Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. E-mail: uchehappy4me@gmail ABSTRACT This work focus on the analysis of compressive strength and cost of sandcrete
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The production of sandcrete block started with hand – moulding techniques and natural curing in the past but development in modern technology now makes it possible to produce large quantities of these sandcrete blocks using semi – mechanized and fully automatic plants. These blocks were made in many parts of Nigeria in the
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The problem of non-uniformity in the sandcrete blocks production process practiced across the broad spectrum by manufacturers and the desire to improve profit in the face of dwindling resources and inflationary pressure of price of raw materials ... Nigeria. Five sandcrete block was sampled from each block moulding factory, at the rate of 9 ...
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— The majority of the sandcrete blocks used in the Nigerian building industry fall short of the minimum specification standards. There is evidence to suggest a wide variation in compressive strength from one …
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Sandcrete blocks are largely used for load bearing and non-load bearing walls and foundations. Production process and necessary tests performed on both raw materials and sandcrete blocks are discussed in the …
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specifications relating to block production and properties. He further stated that standard process of sandcrete block production and quantity control are not ensured which its consequence is the production of low quantity blocks. According to Alohan (2012), the majority of sandcrete blocks used in the Nigerian building industry fall short
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Sandcrete blocks comprise of natural sand, water and binder. Cement, as a binder, is the most expensive input in to the production of sandcrete blocks. This has necessitated …
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document for sandcrete block production in Nigeria. SANDCRETE BLOCK Block is a composition of usually (1:6) mix of cement and sharp sand with the barest minimum of water mixture, and in some cases admixture, moulded and dried naturally. NIS 87:2000 defines sandcrete block as a composite material made up of
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— Sandcrete block are widely used in Nigeria as walling units and over 90% of houses in Nigeria are being constructed of sandcrete blocks. This makes sandcrete blocks a very important material in ...
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West Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. Sandcrete block specimens from eight block factories in the study were tested and quality of the samples were ... to be used for the production of sandcrete blocks must comply with all the prescribed requirements in British Standard (BS-12) [9] and NIS 444-1:2003 [10] respectively.
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SANDCRETE BLOCK PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA B. Ogunbayo1,2 and C. Aigbavboa1 ... Industrial Standard (2000) stipulates different regulatory guide to standardized block production in Nigeria. It's ...
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— The most popular sizes for sandcrete blocks are 450mm x 225mm x 225mm and 450mm x 150mm x 225mm. Sandcrete blocks can also be rectangular and solid or hollow. The Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS 87: 2007) defined two types of blocks: …
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Over 90% of physical infrastructures in Nigeria are being constructed using sandcrete blocks making it a very important material in building construction. It is widely used in Nigeria, Ghana, and other African countries as load bearing and non-load bearing walling units. For a long time in Nigeria, sandcrete blocks are manufactured in many parts of the …
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Ota, Nigeria. Abstract Sandcrete blocks comprise of natural sand, water and binder. Cement, as a binder, is the most expensive input in to the production of sandcrete blocks. This has necessitated producers of sandcrete blocks to produce blocks with low OPC content that will be affordable to people and with much gain.
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The most common sandcrete block size in Nigeria which is in accordance with the BS and Nigeria Industrial Standard (N1S) recommendations is the 450 mm x 225 mm sandcrete block (Nene, 2009).
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— Over 90% of physical infrastructures in Nigeria are being constructed using sandcrete blocks making it a very important material in building construction. It is widely used in Nigeria, Ghana, and ...
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This document discusses sandcrete block and brick production in Nigeria, including prospects and challenges. It analyzes how sandcrete blocks are produced using cement, sand, and water. While affordable, low cement …
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Standard for Sandcrete blocks emerged as the latest standard reference document for sandcrete block production in Nigeria. 2.1. Sandcrete Block Block is a composition of usually (1:6) mix of ...
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— This paper assesses the compliance level of Sandcrete Block Manufacturers to Minimum Standard Requirement in Southwest, Nigeria. 54 sandcrete blocks comprising 225 mm and 150 mm were gotten from ...
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— A case study survey of about 15 block production factories was conducted to find out how block manufacturers produce sandcrete …
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Sandcrete blocks are widely used in Nigeria as walling units. The quality of blocks produced however, differs from each manufacturer depending on the production method
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scale sandcrete block making business in Nigeria are concisely explained under the following headings. 1. Resources Available for the Manager of a Small-Scale Sandcrete …
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production of quality sandcrete blocks in Owerri, Imo State Nigeria. 2.1 Sandcrete Block [3] defines sandcrete block as a composite material made up of cement, sharp sand and water,
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— Sandcrete blocks are widely used in Ghana as walling units. The quality of blocks produced, however, differs from each manufacturer due to the different methods employed in the production and the properties of the constituent materials. This paper focuses on the impact of quality control practices by suppliers on the quality of blocks …
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— Sandcrete blocks have been in use throughout Nigeria and in many parts of the world for a very long time. The prominence of sandcrete blocks as part of the local building materials that make up ...
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The aim of this paper is to evaluate the quality of sandcrete block production in Owerri, Imo state, Nigeria with its compliance to NIS 2007. Specifically to determine the water absorption rate of hand moulded sandcrete block produced by block making industries, evaluate the compressive strength of the hand moulded sandcrete blocks and to …
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Sandcrete Blocks (NIS 87 [1]), which provides a guide for producing sandcrete blocks of acceptable quality. This standard describes different types and classes of sandcrete in terms of shapes, sizes, and compressive strength. The lowest strength class requirements are 2.5 N/mm2 and 3.45 N/mm2 for individuals and a minimum of five blocks ...
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