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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Interaction of the Mining Environment on the Properties of Hydraulic Mortars in Silty Sands in Togo

  AUTHORS: Kossi Bollanigni Amey

  KEYWORDS: Mortar, Silty Sand, Pollutants, Physical and Mechanical Properties

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol.12 No.1, January 11, 2022

  ABSTRACT: The objective of this study is to determine the influence of the surrounding soils on the granular properties of the silty sands of Togo and on the resistance of the mortars. Sand compositions are made by substituting silty sands with clay soil, vegetal soil, lateritic soil or fine elements (ES = 0, VBM > 0.53 and IP > 19) from 10% to 35% cause drops in resistance of mortars from 7% to 96%; this loss is 8% to 70% for the rates of addition of less clayey soil (ES = 33, VBM = 0.40 and IP = 0) at rates of 10% to 100%. As for fine powdery soils (ES = 56.53 and VBM = 0.25), they have virtually no influence on resistance (loss of less than 3% for rates of 100%). Construction stakeholders thus have a decision-making tool for the choice of silty sand extraction zones according to the surrounding land and the quality of the desired concrete.