Abstract
This work investigates the suitability of the Nigerian Portland-limestone
cement grades 32.5 and 42.5 for the construction of building structural
members in various exposure condition/classes. The investigation was
conducted by comparing the 25MPa, 27MPa and 30MPa average cube
compressive strengths and the 30MPa, 30Mpa and 31MPa average cube
compressive strengths of 1:2:4, 1:1.5:3 and 1:1:2 concretes produced with
Portland-limestone cement grades 32.5 and 42.5 respectively with the
minimum durability concrete strength requirements for building structural
members in Eurocode 2 exposure classes that are obtainable in Nigeria.
Investigation revealed that Portland-limestone cement grades 32.5 is only
suitable for the construction of superstructure members inside low humidity
buildings (class XC1) and is not suitable for the construction of buried
building foundations and external building superstructure members. Portlandlimestone
cement grade 42.5 is only suitable for the construction of
superstructure members in exposure classes XC1 and XC2 (building
superstructure members subject to long-term water contact) and building
foundations buried in non-aggressive natural soils and groundwater. Both
cement grades 32.5 and 42.5 are not suitable for the construction of building
external superstructure members sheltered from/exposed to rain and subject to
high humidity (class XC3) and/or cyclic wet and dry condition (class XC4).
Both cement grades are also not suitable for the construction of building foundations buried in aggressive natural soils and groundwater (exposure
classes XA1, XA2 and XA3), and building superstructure members in
industrial and coastal areas with airborne, waterborne and/or seawater-borne
chlorides (exposure classes XD1, XD2, XD3 and XS1).
Citation
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adewole2015suitabilityleonardo