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Tailor-made blended cement for sustainable concrete in Ghana

Bediako M.; Amankwah E.O.; Ankrah J.S. (International Committee of the SCMT conferences, 2019)

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world compared to other known construction materials including steel, glass, aluminium and timber. The reason for its wide usage is because of its low embodied ...
Fuel characteristics of binder free briquettes made at room temperature from blends of oil palm mesocarp fibre and Ceiba pentandra

Mitchual S.J.; Katamani P.; Afrifa K.A. (Springer Verlag, 2019)

This study assessed the fuel characteristics of briquettes made from oil palm mesocarp fibre and sawdust of Ceiba pentandra at room temperature, using low compacting pressure without a binder. Properties of briquettes ...
Exploiting recycled plastic waste as an alternative binder for paving blocks production

Agyeman S.; Obeng-Ahenkora N.K.; Assiamah S.; Twumasi G. (Elsevier Ltd, 2019)

The management of solid waste continues to be a major challenge, particularly in the urban agglomeration in low and middle-income countries. One type of solid waste that is of national and global concern is plastic wastes. ...
Influence of Plantain Pseudostem Fibres and Lime on the Properties of Cement Mortar

Danso H. (Hindawi Limited, 2020)

This study investigated the properties of cement mortar with lime reinforced with plantain pseudostem fibres. Experimental specimens with 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1% fibre contents by weight of sand and 10% lime content by ...
Assessment of Value Engineering Implementation in the Ghanaian Construction Sector

Danso H.; Osei Kwadwo R. (Springer, 2020)

One of the contemporary management techniques aimed at eliminating unnecessary cost and waste while optimizing full benefit of projects, especially in the building and construction sector, is value engineering. This study ...
Principal component analysis of factors influencing pricing decisions of building materials in Ghana

Obeng-Ahenkora N.K.; Danso H. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2020)

The key factors that greatly affect the selection of building materials are the cost and other related factors such as properties of the materials. The aim of this study was to identify the factors that influence the pricing ...
Prices trend of selected building and construction materials on Ghanaian construction market: 2011�2016

Danso H.; Obeng-Ahenkora N.K.; Manu D. (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2021)

Increase prices of building and construction materials have the tendency of increasing the cost or prices of housing for both buying and renting purposes. This study investigates the prices trend of some selected common ...
Effect of Rice Husk on the Mechanical Properties of Cement-Based Mortar

Danso H. (Springer, 2020)

This paper presents an experimental study on effect of rice husk on the mechanical properties of cement-based mortar. Cement-based mortar enhanced with rice husk between 0 and 2% by weight was cured and tested on 7, 14, ...
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF PALMYRA PALM WOOD FOR SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION AS A STRUCTURAL MATERIAL

Acheampong J.B.; Effah B.; Antwi K.; Achana E.W. (Universidad del Bio-Bio, 2021)

Physical properties are major characteristics that validate biomaterials� adaptability to commercial utilization. The moisture content, density, swelling, and shrinkage within male and female Borassus aethiopumwere assessed. ...
Physico-mechanical and thermal gravimetric analysis of adobe masonry units reinforced with plantain pseudo-stem fibres for sustainable construction

Ige O.; Danso H. (Elsevier Ltd, 2021)

This study investigated the physico-mechanical and thermal properties of plantain pseudo-stem fibre reinforced adobe masonry units. Experimental protocols with 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1% weight of fibres to soil were used ...

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