• Investigation On The Characteristics Of Cornstalk Ash Blended Cement

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    • TABLE OF CONTENT
      Title page
      Certification
      Dedication
      Acknowledgement
      Abstract
      Table of Contents
      List of Tables
      List of Figures
      CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
      i.    Background to the study
      ii.    Problem statement
      iii.    Aim of the study
      iv.    Objectives of the study
      v.    Justification
      vi.    Scope
      CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
      2.0.Introduction
      2.1.Corn and Corn Cultivation
      2.2.Corn and Corn Stalk
      2.3.Chemical Composition of Corn Stalk
      2.4.Corn Stalk Ash blended Cement and Construction Industry
      2.5.Brief description of Cement
      2.6.Chemical Properties of Cement
      2.7.Lafarge Cement
      2.8.The Need for Corn Stalk Ash Blended Cement
      2.9.Empirical Study
      CHAPTER THREE :METHODOLOGY
      3.1.Experiment Site
      3.2.Compressive Strength
      3.3.Chemical Analysis
      3.4.Physical Analysis
      CHAPTER FOUR:RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
      CHAPTER FIVE:CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
       5.0.Conclusion
      5.1.Recommendation
      REFERENCES
      APPENDIX
      Appendix A: Getting Corn Stalk from Field
      Appendix B: Corn Stalk blended Ash
      Appendix C: Crushing Machine
      Appendix D: Concrete Cubes after 28days Curing
      Appendix E: Alpan Machine
      Appendix F: Surface Area Machine
      Appendix G: Burning of Corn Stalk into Ash

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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT IS COMING SOON ... Continue reading---

         

      APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Appendix D: Concrete cubes after 28days curing. ... Continue reading---

         

      LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLESTable 4.1    Chemical Composition of Cornstalk AshTable 4.2    Results for Surface Area, Residue and Expansion Table 4.3    Compressive Strength for Ordinary CementTable 4.4    Compressive Strength of Cornstalk Blended Ash-10Table 4.5         Compressive Strength of Cornstalk Blended Ash-20Table 4.6    Flexural Strength of Ordinary Cement, 10 and 20 Blended CementTable 4.7    Compressive Strength of Ordinary Cement, 10 and 20 Blended Cement ... Continue reading---

         

      LIST OF FIGURES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF FIGURESFigure 2.1:    Properties of CementFigure 3.1:    Corn plantFigure 3.2:    Specimen of CornstalkFigure 3.3:    Cornstalk AshFigure 4.1:    Flexural Strength Graph of Ordinary CementFigure 4.2:    Compressive Strength Graph of Cornstalk Blended Ash ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]ix.    Aim of the studyThe aim of this study is to investigate the characteristics of corn stalk blended cement as a partial replacement for ordinary portland cement.x.    Objectives of the studyThe main aim of this study is to investigate the characteristics of corn stalk blended cement as a partial replacement for ordinary portland cement while the objectives of the study are:•    To ascertain the characterization of corn stalk ash.•    To determine of the effects of co ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 9 ]Utilization of high-silica corn husk ash (HSCA) as a SCM has the potential to benefit the environment, as well as corn and cement producers. Corn biomass normally left to degrade in the field can now become a commodity. Cellulose-based ethanol production facilities produce the bio-fuel from corn biomass without removing the silica necessary for use as a SCM. The current socio-economic climate in the world requires engineers to consider nontraditional materials to help minimize environmental impa ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]In order to get the corn stalk, the leaves and sheaths were removed to expose the stalk. The stalks with a straight stem, free from pest and disease, without insect bites, without apparent defects on the surface of the stems, and with uniform color were selected. The mean length of the corn stalks was 2100mm, the pitch of corn stalk was taken artificially and made into a column shape for use as test specimen with a cross-section of 10mm by 10mm and a length of 100-150mm. Figure 3.2 shows the cor ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]CHAPTER FOURRESULTS AND DISCUSSIONCorn stalk ash (CSA) is not a good pozzolanic material, since it has the combined percentage composition of silica (SiO2), alumina (Al2O3) and iron oxide (Fe2O3) of 18.78%, which is less than 70%. It therefore does not satisfy the requirement for use as a pozzolana according to ASTM C618(2005). ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION5.0  CONCLUSIONSThis study has dealt tremendously on the investigation of the characteristics of cornstalk ash blended cement. The findings of this research has led to the following conclusions:•    The study revealed that Corn stalk ash (CSA) is not a good pozzolanic material because it does not satisfy the standard specified by ASTM C618(2005).•    The compressive strength of the concrete cubes increased with curing period and amou ... Continue reading---

         

      REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Technical Paper for Industrial Technologies Programme.Rashad, A.: Cementitious materials and agricultural wastes as natural fine aggregate replacement inconventional mortar and concrete. In: Journal of Building Engineering 5 (2016), p. 119–141. SR EN 12350-6:2010: Testing fresh concrete, Part 6: Density. SR EN 12390-3:2009/AC:2011: Testing hardened concrete, Part 3: Compressive strength of test specimens.SR EN 12390-5:2009: Testing hardened concrete, Part 5: Flexural strength of test spec ... Continue reading---