Investigation into partial replacement of sand with murram in Cement mortar.

Abstract

Mortar is a bonding agent which is generally produced by mixing cementing or binding material (lime or cement) and fine aggregate (sand, surki, saw dust etc.) with water. In Uganda today the mostly commonly used fine aggregates is sand however for this research involved the use of murram to partially replace sand as a fine aggregate. This report has been arranged in chapters which constitute the following, chapter one describes the general introduction to research project including the background of research, problem statement, study objectives, justification, and scope of study, chapter two lays down the literature review, chapter three consists of the methodology of the study, chapter four contains Analysis, findings and the discussions, chapter five lays down the conclusive overview of the project and recommendations