2023 batch project summary

The project titled “Partial Replacement of Cement with Rice Ash Husk and Cow Dung” focuses on sustainable construction by using eco-friendly materials. It explores the effectiveness of rice husk ash and cow dung as partial substitutes for cement in concrete. The study aims to reduce environmental pollution and cost while maintaining adequate strength and durability of concrete. Laboratory tests are conducted to assess workability, compressive strength, and other key properties. The project contributes to green building practices and promotes the reuse of agricultural waste in civil engineering.

2024 batch project summary

The main objective of this paper is to review the physical and chemical properties of soil in different types of stabilization methods. Stabilization and its effect on soil indicate the reaction mechanism with additives, effect on its strength, improve and maintain soil moisture content and suggestion for construction systems. Soil stabilization can be accomplished by several methods. All these methods fall into two broad categories namely mechanical stabilization and chemical stabilization. Mechanical Stabilization is the process of improving the properties of the soil by changing its gradation and chemical stabilization of expansive soil comprises of changing the physco-synthetic around and within clay particles where by the earth obliges less water to fulfil the static imbalance and making it troublesome for water that moves into and out of the framework so as to fulfil particular designing road ventures. In this project work 6% of overall weight of soil sample’s equivalent amount of cement is added. The Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) and California Bearing Ratio (CBR) tests were conducted before and after the addition of cement for comparison of test results which determined that stabilization took place.