Project Abstract

                 ABSTRACT

In a study of Evaluation of the Suitability Latric Blocks for Construction of Animal Houses, an Industrial Solid Waste Alumina and Sodium Sulphate (Na2So4 l2 O3) was used as a stabilizer to achieve the maximum compressive strength at the least cost. Different categories of blocks were made with latric and stabilizer/water ratio of 0.6, 0.8, 10 and 1.2 for 7, 14, 21 and 28 days caring period. Sandcrete blocks were also made with the same ratio of cement/water as a control to compare it. Preliminary soil tests were conducted on the soil to confirm the suitability of the soil. Destructive and non-destructive tests were conducted on both cubes. Other tests were conducted on both cubes. Other test conducted are erodibility index text, the water absorption ratio test, the compressive strengths/surface hardness test. All the values that was obtained helps to confirms the suitability of the stabilized lateric block for Animal houses construction.

Project Overview

1.0   INTRODUCTION

1.1   Background of the Study

Lateric can be said to be a mixture of two or more occurring naturally. This mixture of soil when combined in proper proportion with water and stabilizer can be moulded into blocks, which can complete with sasndcrete blocks when use for building construction.

Lateritic can be obtained when one digs down the ground. It is formed through physical, chemical and organic weathering of rocks just like any other soil. Transportation of sediments in two major ways at directions is the cause of the existence of lateritic soil. Transportation after particle sizes, shapes and texture by grinding and softening the particles. Lateritic can be also said to be a reddish or yellowish materials which can occur in massive or loose aggregate formation. If the formation is massive under favourable conditions of mixture content or consistency. It can be mould together and cut into blocks which on exposure to sun dehydrate and become as hard as granit, and it can be used as massory in building construction.

1.2   Nature of the Problem

Laterit building construction has been in the use from the time immemorial as for back as the creation of man, since the advent of civilization, the strength demand of most building has greatly increased, resulting in the invention of the Portland cement where the strength of the blocks are partially determined by the ratio of mix, that is water/cement ratio. Rural developments and famers still building houses from lateritic because of the availability of clay and lateritic clay deposit almost every where, but these house such durability and strength as result of the susceptibility of clay soil to expansion and shrinkage with changed. In the mixture content, the cohesive strength at clay soil also decrease with increase in mixture content, thus takes time to drain. These properties of clay make it very unstable and thus walls build such clay bricks lack durability.

1.3   Objective of the Study

The main objective of this project include the following

• To determine the effectiveness of an industrial solid waste from Aliminium Extraction Company as an additive for lateric blocks which will be used for farm building construction.
• To obtain or produce a stabilized lateritic block of a maximum compressive strength value.

1.4   Justification of The Study

Some agricultural farms are food and cement afford to build cement (sandcrete buildings) for live stocks and farm building due to its high cost. This study will help the famers to solve their building problems by providing a good alternative to sandcrete building with the use of laterite soil. This lateritic which has the advantage of being produced locally with already available stabilizer and can generally reduce the total cost of construction of an agricultural building. In this way even low income farmers can afford an improved building in term of strength and durability. From economic development view, as for as production can construction distribution chains are concerned, this technology, generates employment across a wide range of jobless people in the country.