Quality of concrete has been the focus of key stakeholders in the construction industry of Kenya for quite a while now. The main question has been, ‘what exactly leads to concrete failure’ and has inspired inquiry into the ...

Collapse of buildings in Kenya and other nations has been on the increase and has resulted to loss of lives, inflicted injuries and led to huge loss of investment for developers. In a span of 8 years, fourteen buildings ...

The use of conventional materials in construction of buildings is facing two main challenges of high cost and large scale depletion of the source of the materials thus creating environmental problem. This challenges ...

Waste materials have many unfavourable effects on the environment which are deleterious to the human. The high cost of construction materials demands another suitable substitute. Due to the poor recycling of waste materials, ...

Environmental effects of river sand harvesting and the need to provide cheaper housing has necessitated for researchers to look for alternative materials to concrete ingredients. This can be achieved by partially or fully ...