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    Use of Rice Husks as partial replacement of coarse aggregates in concrete paving blocks

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    2020-07-31
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    Musau, Mwalimu K.
    Shitanda, Douglas
    Githinji, Michael
    Mwende, Caroline
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    Concrete paver blocks were first introduced in Holland in the fifties as replacement of paver bricks which had become scarce due to the post-war building construction boom. These blocks were rectangular in shape and had more or less the same size as the bricks. The blocks are made of cement, sand, and ballast with water. Paving blocks are widely used in Kenya in residential and commercial areas. They can be used in areas with light or heavy traffic. They come in different sizes and shapes as per structural and client requirements. Rice husks are a byproduct of rice which is widely grown in parts of Central and Western Kenya. Rice husks disposal is a big challenge in rice processing companies with only a handful of it being used by cement manufacturing companies in t heir boilers. In order to find alternative use of rice husks, this study was carried out to investigate its suitability for use in paving blocks as partial replacement of coarse aggregates. Seven replacement ratios were used viz: 5%, 10%, 15%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100%. The samples were tested for compressive strength, tensile splitting strength and water absorption. It was found that, at 5% replacement rate, paving blocks had compressive strength of 65.61MPa which is suitable for use in high traffic areas. In addition, 10% and 25% replacement rate produced paving blocks suitable for use in medium traffic areas with compressive strength of 46.86MPa, 45.08MPa respectively.
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