Experimental Investigation of the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Cassava Starch Modified Concrete

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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Civil Engineering, Pan African University Institute of Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation, JKUAT – Juja Campus, PAU Building Block B, Nairobi 62000-00200, Kenya Tel: +254 743607787; E-mail: [email protected] components: the cement matrix, the aggregate and the interface between the matrix and aggregate [1]. Admixtures are sometimes added to modify the engineering properties of the resulting composite such as strength, workability and time of hardening [2]. Due to engineering requirements for concrete structures to perform in the advent of challenging environmental factors, it is necessary to have new and innovative concrete technologies which will perform satisfactorily under Abstract: Background: