Akyen Thomas

Investigation of Recycled Plastic Waste into Bricks for the Construction of Housing Projects in Ghana

Akyen Thomas, Christopher Kwesi Baah, Jonathan Odonkoh & Samuel Wilberforce Offei · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2023

Alternative materials are now being used for the construction of various projects in Ghana due to the expansion of infrastructure in the country. The quantity of materials needed to build infrastructure presents a significant opportunity to reuse some of the waste products. It ha...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i8963

Assessing the Influence of Variations in Chemical Composition of Cement Brands in Ghana on their Setting and Workability of Concrete

Akyen Thomas, Charles Kwame Kankam & Nnaa Kelvin Awine · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2023

The reliance on inferior on cement products for the construction of housing projects and other civil engineering infrastructural facilities has led to a number of building and other structural failures in Ghana over the years. The manufacturing of concrete utilized in the buildin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2023/v25i3891

Comparative Study of the Compressive Strength of Concrete made from Different Brands of Cements in Ghana

Akyen Thomas & Charles Kwame Kankam · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2022

There is an on-going debate about the strength and durability of the different brands of cements used for construction in Ghana. This has raised doubts on the quality and performance of the strength of the different brands of cements. Concrete is a composite material made of aggr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2022/v23i9747