EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON PERFORMANCE

OF COWDUNG ASH AS A PARTIAL SUBSTITUTE OF

FINE AGGREGATES IN CONCRETE

PRESENTED BY
PATRICK ODUOR OTIENO EN251-6615/2015
GEORGE GITHINJI EN251-9297/2015
 CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PROBLEM STATEMENT
3. PROBLEM JUSTIFICATION
4. OBJECTIVES
5. SCOPE
6. LIMITATION
 INTRODUCTION
 Traditionally, cow dung has been used as a building
material for its pozzolanic and waterproof properties
 The availability of cow dung is dispersed all over the
country especially in rural area
 Utilization of cow dung to produce cow dung ash
will solve waste disposal problems that most farmers
and pastoralists face
 INTRODUCTION
 Literature says that cow dung ash may improve
the physical and chemical properties of concrete
 Cow dung ash performs well in when a limited
percentage and can be used for floor
applications or as a building component
 PROBLEM STATEMENT
To investigate the feasibility of partial
substitution fine aggregates with cow
dung ash in concrete production.
To promote the preservation of the
environment and natural resources
through optimization of cow dung
waste.
To develop a cost competitive
structural light weight concrete by
incorporating cow dung ash.
 PROBLEM JUSTIFICATION
 Partial replacement of fine aggregates with cow dung ash may
improve the workability of concrete and may act as an additional
binder
 The utilization of cow dung ash in concrete can be a feasible
solution to solving air and water pollution problems posed by cow
dung disposal
 If feasible, incorporation of cow dung ash in concrete may reduce
construction costs
 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
MAIN OBJECTIVE
 Investigation of the suitability of utilization of cow dung ash as a partial
replacement of fine aggregate in concrete production
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
 Investigation and comparison of the physical and mechanical properties of
regular concrete to concrete made from partial replacement of fine aggregate
with cow dung ash
 Comparison of the workability and strength of regular concrete to concrete
made from partial replacement of fine aggregate with cow dung ash
 SCOPE OF RESEARCH STUDY
 Sourcing of secondary information from previous researches
conducted on cow dung ash use in concrete production
 Sourcing of materials required to produce cow dung ash
 Conducting standard tests on the sample of concrete produced
including slump test, compressive strength test, split tensile strength
test and water absorption test
 Discussion of results and formulation of recommendations as well as
comparison of normal concrete to cow dung ash concrete
SCOPE OF LABORATORY TESTS

Concrete
testing

Fresh Hardened
concrete concrete

• 1.Workability: 1.Split tensile

strength
Slump test
2.Concrete
• 3.Water absorption
compressive strength
 LIMITATIONS
 The study will not entail in-situ field tests
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