Alex Acheampong

The Effect of Using Waste Automobile Tires and Palm Kernel Shells as Coarse Aggregates in Concrete on Tensile Strength and Failure Modes

Eric Boateng, Charles K. Kankam, Anthony K. Danso, Joshua Ayarkwa & Alex Acheampong · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2023

The use of waste materials as aggregates in concrete is hailed by many as a huge step towards addressing the overreliance on granite stones as aggregate in concrete. It also offers a strategic eco-friendly means of disposing these wastes to minimize their impacts on the environme...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2023/v24i8833

Assessing Compressive Strength of Concrete with Waste Automobile Tire and Palm Kernel shells as Aggregates

Eric Boateng, Charles K. Kankam, Anthony K. Danso, Joshua Ayarkwa & Alex Acheampong · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2023

All throughout the world, millions of end-of-service life automobile tires and Palm Kernel Shells (PKS) are generated as waste that require proper disposal. The reuse of these wastes in concrete is regarded as a novel approach that has environmental, health and performance relate...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jerr/2023/v24i6819