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Strength of CONCRETE

Ms. Madhulika Sinha, Ms. Manisha B. Jamgade

Author	Ms. Madhulika Sinha, Ms. Manisha B. Jamgade
Publisher	Namya press
Series	eBook

Strength of CONCRETE

Ms. Madhulika Sinha, Ms. Manisha B. Jamgade

Abstract: Soil stabilization refers to the process of enhancing physical, chemical and mechanical properties of soil to maintain its stability. In the present study, an attempt has been made to improve the engineering properties of locally available soil by making a composite mix with fly ash ,cement and coconut shell powder in appropriate proportions. A series of modified proctor compaction tests (MPT), unconfined compressive strength (UCS) tests, Shear box test and California Bearing Ratio test (CBR) were carried out. A suitable mix proportion of soil -fly ash, soil-cement, soil-coconut shell powder for various geotechnical applications like construction of embankments, low cost rural roads etc. can be obtained. The main objective of the work was to obtain an improved construction material by making the best use of locally available soil and to make the effective utilization of fly ash, cement and coconut shell powder. It is observed that with the addition of fly ash, coconut shell powder CBR values increases.CBR value is found to be maximum with the addition of 4 % of coconut shell powder to the soil. Increase in compressive strength by 50% with the addition of fly ash and cement to the soil is also observed.

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Ms. Madhulika Sinha

Ms. Madhulika Sinha has completed her Masters in Structural Engineering from National Institute of Technology, Rourkela. She is currently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Mumbai University. She has a total of 15 years of teaching and 4 years of industry experience. She is a Post Graduate (P.G.) approved Teacher at Mumbai University and guided 8 students and several PG. scholars are working under her in various domains. She has four patents filed to her credit. She is an Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) accredited professional (AP). She is the author of more than 25 scientific articles in refereed international scientific journals and proceedings of international conferences.

Ms. Manisha B. Jamgade

Ms. Manisha Jamgade has completed her Post Graduation in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Environmental Engineering fromVisvesvaraya National Institute of Technology(VNIT), Nagpur. She is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Pillai HOC College of Engineering and Technology, Mumbai University, India. She has a total of 20 years of teaching and 5 years of industry experience. She is a Post Graduate (P.G.) approved Teacher at Mumbai University and guided 5 PG students and several post graduate scholars are working under her in various domains. She has three patents filed to her credit. She is an Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) accredited professional (AP). She is the author of more than 43 scientific articles in refereed national & international scientific journals and proceedings of national & international conferences. She has written 3 Book chapters in reputed journals.