A study on the effects of cement-aggregate ratio with different sand gravel ratio on the strength of concrete hollow blocks

• Main Authors: Vinculado, Alvin C., Vinculado, Levi C., Obedoza, Donald David Z.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1993
• Subjects: Strength of materials; Hollow blocks; Cement > Additives; Concrete > Testing; Gravel; Sand; x3 Cement admixtures; xx5 Aggregates (Building materials); Civil Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9068
• Institution: De La Salle University

The study is concerned in designing the concrete mix, best suited to small scale method of production that will produce hollow load-bearing masonry units. There were several design mixtures of water, cement and fine aggregates, the total volume of which is equivalent to 4 cubic feet, the volume was...