The cost of concrete products keeps increasing due to the increasing cost of cement and crushed granite stone as they are the most commonly used binding agent and aggregate in Ghana. Hence, there is the need to exploit properties of glass powder as pozzolana in concrete and palm...
The binding properties of pregelatinized cocoyam starch were investigated. The starch was extracted (using water maceration method) from the corms of xanthosoma sagittifolium obtained from faringada market in plateau state, Nigeria. The cocoyam obtained was divided into two equal...
The performance of Rice Husk Ash (RHA)/Recycled Low Density Polyethylene (water sachets) composites was investigated for its suitability for pavers’ block production and applications without using cement. The rice husk was properly dried, burnt in open air and collected for use....
The paper presents results of investigation on the influence of different volume fractions of polyethylene fibre on the toughness and ductility characteristics of normal strength concrete beams. Nine conventionally reinforced concrete beams measuring 150mm×200mm×2500mm containing...
Adebayo Olufemi Adegoke, Davies Oladayo Folorunso, Adeyanju Bayode Benson, Ayanleke John Oluwatayo, Ojo Folasade Elizabeth, Gideon Daniel, Anthony Tejumade Folashade, Adejuwon Olusanya Tunde & Olateju Oluwamuyiwa Omoniyi·Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews·2022
Plaster of Paris (POP) was reinforced with Varying particle sizes and percentages of E- type fibre glass. The locally sourced POP processed from gypsum rock was bought from Ibeshe village in Ogun State was used as the matrix while E-type fibre glass was used as reinforcement. The...
Graphitic materials can be synthesized using a plethora of transformation processes. This work utilized waste plastic slow pyrolysis as a pathway to synthesize graphitic materials. The raw materials for the pyrolysis process were collected from a dump site in Auchi environment, E...
The steel manufacturing industry in Ghana has grown rapidly in the last decade. Local steel milling companies are taking advantage of the readily available scrap metals as raw material to produce reinforcing bars. Major steel importers also continue to import reinforcing bars int...
Adeyanju Benson Bayode, Olateju Oluwamuyiwa Omoniyi, Gideon Daniel, Ojo Folasade Elizabeth, Adebayo Olufemi Adegoke, Ayanleke John Oluwatayo & Adejuwon Olusanya Tunde·Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews·2022
This research centred on property evaluation of raffia seeds reinforced epoxy matrix composite.Raffia seeds particulates are potential reinforcement materials for making cost-effective polymer-based composite. This paper presents the results obtained from a study of physical and...
California Bearing Ratio (CBR) test is a common laboratory test, performed to evaluate the shear strength and stiffness modulus of sub grade for the design of pavement. CBR test is a laborious test, therefore it is vital to develop the models for quick assessment of CBR. This stu...
The majority of Ghana's population uses wood biomass as a source of energy, but as energy demand rises, the forest cover will no longer be able to provide the need. As a result, there is a pressing need to look for sustainable alternative energy sources. The project is focused on...
The mechanical, as well as geopolymer strength of a lateritic soil from three (3) different localities on the Lokoja- Abuja highway where road failure happen, was blended with rice husk ash (RSA), cement, and sodium silicate activator (SSA), with varying proportions examined via...
Zinc tellurite glass system doped with samarium oxide were prepared using a melt quenching technique. The analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) were employed to obtain the structural properties. The XRD result revealed the amorphous nature of t...
The high rate of cost overruns of construction projects in Nigeria had led to research into developing strategies and ways to reduce cost overruns in construction project. Based on the material management system implemented in the construction project, this work developed regress...
This study was conducted to ascertain the causes of cement trucks accidents on the three major routes (Routes 1, 2 & 3) connecting Obajana Cement Plant and Rivers State in Nigeria. Data were obtained from questionnaire administered to all truck drivers plying the three design...
The study has been carried out to investigate the influence of manganese concentration and solution pH on the structural and optical properties of electrodeposited Mn-doped ZnSe thin films. The study adopted an experimental research type using lab apparatus to grow and ZnSe/Mn th...