i'm Abdulmumeen Solahudeen Omoniyi, a Graduate of Civil Engineering from Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Nigeria. Phone: 08069729530 Address: G 40 Ita-Ajia, Gambari Road, Ilorin, Kwara State. 240211
Cement is a core component of concrete; its properties affect the properties of concrete made usi... more Cement is a core component of concrete; its properties affect the properties of concrete made using the particular type of cement. Unsuitable choice of cement in construction work involving use of concrete can affect the integrity of the construction work. This work was aimed at studying some selected physical and mechanical properties of some cement brands used in Kwara state. The selected brands are Dangote cement, Elephant superset cement and Elephant Lafarge cement. The properties studied are fineness, consistency, setting time, soundness and compressive strength. The study was carried out by laboratory investigation and the tests were as prescribed in BS 4550. All the brands tested exhibited properties that meet the requirements of the appropriate BS standards. Elephant superset cement on the other hand was able to attain strength of 26.0N/mm2 at 28 days which means that it is suitable structural concrete works compare to Dangote and Elephant Lafarge cement.
Cement is a core component of concrete; its properties affect the properties of concrete made usi... more Cement is a core component of concrete; its properties affect the properties of concrete made using the particular type of cement. Unsuitable choice of cement in construction work involving use of concrete can affect the integrity of the construction work. This work was aimed at studying some selected physical and mechanical properties of some cement brands used in Kwara state. The selected brands are Dangote cement, Elephant superset cement and Elephant Lafarge cement. The properties studied are fineness, consistency, setting time, soundness and compressive strength. The study was carried out by laboratory investigation and the tests were as prescribed in BS 4550. All the brands tested exhibited properties that meet the requirements of the appropriate BS standards. Elephant superset cement on the other hand was able to attain strength of 26.0N/mm2 at 28 days which means that it is suitable structural concrete works compare to Dangote and Elephant Lafarge cement.
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