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Geochemically, the studied silica sand deposit is characterized by the abundance of SiO2 (96.65%) with lesser quantity of Al2O3 (1.35%), Fe2O3 (0.85%), TiO2 (0.13%), and minor content CaO, …
Geochemically, the studied silica sand deposit is characterized by the abundance of SiO2 (96.65%) with lesser quantity of Al2O3 (1.35%), Fe2O3 (0.85%), TiO2 (0.13%), and minor content CaO, …
research conducted in Ethiopia had shown that 57% of the total budget allocated for construction is material cost [2]. As per [13], building materials account for 50–80% of the total value of
In the current situation, the scarcity of natural or river sand has become a problem for the construction industry in Ethiopia. Due to booming construction activities nationwide, natural or river sand resources are increasingly depleted, and at the same …
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a 1.1-mile-long concrete colossus, is set to become the largest hydropower plant in Africa. Across Ethiopia, poor farmers and rich business executives alike ...
B) Manufactured Sand: The consumption of natural river sand is very much high, because of more usage of concrete. As Ethiopia is one of the under developing countries, rapid …
the construction industry. The construction of the ... 3.1 Cement production in Ethiopia The cement industry in Ethiopia has changed from ... silica sand, gypsum and pumice is 171,000,000me-
Nowadays road construction is rapidly increasing on-demand to meet several medium and long terms development programs. A huge amount of natural resources, types of machinery and fuels are used in ...
The current booming construction industries demand large reserves of construction materials and skilled workmanship. Having the luxury of abundant construction materials is one of the manifestations of a great construction industry. So far several attempts have been made to partially or fully replace river sand by other relevant fine aggregates.
CONCRETE PRODUCTION AS ALTERNATIVE TO RIVER SAND. A thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies of the Addis Ababa . University in partial fulfillment of …
Construction industries consume a large part of the natural resources in the production of concrete. Utilization of the waste in concrete has gained interest due to …
Some of these challenges are project overruns, poor quality, inappropriate procurement systems, and a failure to cope with project requirements and the inability to adopt best practices. 2.1.3. Contracting companies in Ethiopia The construction industry in Ethiopia consists of various sectors.
Concrete is one of the versatile and widely used buiding material in the world construction industry. Fine and coarse aggregates make about 70% by volume of concrete production.
Recently increasing the consumption of river sand by the construction and concrete based products production activities has led to the quick reduction of normal sand availability [6, 7]. Due to ...
The Ethiopian construction industry is expected to expand by 4.7% in real terms in 2021 – up from a growth rate of 3.1% in 2020. Construction activities held up relatively well despite the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The government did not impose a strict lockdown in response to the outbreak, and although it …
In Ethiopia, the demand for cement has been growing since then and in 2008 there were four cement plants with a combined production capacity of about 2.85 million metric tons per year as reported ...
Some of the factors which are shortage of first-class concrete is the problem. considered in sustainable design are Energy efficient Due to more construction, river sand is buildings, re-use existing structure, efficient …
The construction industry in Ethiopia is a major driving sector for economic growth. Based on a report by the National Bank of Ethiopia, the construction industry in 2018 accounted for 71.4% of the nations' industrial output and expanded by 15.7% from its previous share signifying the leading role of construction sector.
A Comparative Study of the Energy and Environmental Performance of Cement Industries in Ethiopia and Sweden. Conference Paper. Oct 2021. Alebachew Mossie. Micheal G. Wolde. Getachew B. Beyene ...
Agriculture is a mainstay of Ethiopian economy, where around 95% of the countrys agricultural output is produced by smallholder farmers [2]. The country is endowed with ample water resources with 12 river basins with an annual runoff volume of 122 billion m3 of water and an estimated 2.6-2.65 billion m3 of groundwater potential [1].
production in Ethiopia. Normal weight aggregate is generally produced in Ethiopia by crushing parent rocks using mechanical crushers or traditional methods. Basaltic rock is a good example of parent rock, which is used mainly for coarse aggregate production in and around [4]. 2.2. Properties of Aggregate
Natural aggregates are most commonly obtained and are relevant for Ethiopian construction sector since artificial aggregates are hardly produced in the country [4]. Fundamentally three classes of ...
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Ethiopia's GDP growth rate will increase by around 7.8% to 10% by 2023. The country intends to be a middle-income economy by 2025. Ethiopia's major industries include agriculture, construction, manufacturing, resources and energy, tourism, and food processing.
In the construction industry, there is a high demand for natural river sand, especially in the production of concrete, which creates major sustainability issues. ... In the current situation, the scarcity of natural or river sand has become a problem for the construction industry in Ethiopia. Due to booming construction activities nationwide ...
Currently, a shortage of natural or river sand has become a problem for the construction industry in Ethiopia as a result of growing construction activities in many parts of the country, leading to significant depletion of natural sand [4,5]. The primary source of sand that is provided to construction worksites of the nearby towns of Addis ...
Concrete is one of the versatile and widely used buiding material in the world construction industry. Fine and coarse aggregates make about 70% by volume of concrete production.
So, in the current research work an attempt has been made to explore a sustainable building construction technique in Ethiopia, called Adobe structures with adobe units which primarily uses soil ...
Concrete production necessitates a large number of natural resources in this developing industry. River sand is commonly utilized …
Crushed rock sand is a term used for fine aggregate passed by 4.75mm and retained on 150µm sieve size which are manufacture in quarry. Because of raped booming of …
reviewed. The sources and modes of production of coarse and fine aggregates in the Ethiopian construction industry are assessed. The properties of some aggregate samples, which are mainly quarried from around the city of Addis Ababa, where the major share of construction works are taking place, are discussed. The test results are …
Due to lack of standard silica sand in Ethiopia, the country is losing high foreign currency by importing standard silica sand from abroad. The purpose of this research is the identification of the different sources of sand in different parts of the country for the purpose of standard sand production.