Publications
- Vincent K. Akortia, Charles K. Kankam "Attitude to Safety and Adherence to Project Specification in Structural Construction" Global Journal of Researches in Engineering, EVol. 21, Issue 1, Feb. 2021.
- Yalley P. P., Kankam C. K. "Experimental and Computational Analysis of Compressive Strength of Bricks with Granite powder and Fibres" Journal of Material Science Research and Reviews, Vol 7 (2), Feb 2021, pp 25 - 40
- Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Charles K. Kankam, Kwaku Ansa-Asare “Mechanical Properties of Four Lesser — Known Ghanaian Timber species” In Proc, International Conference on Innovative Practices in Management, Engineering and Social Sciences, Singapore, June 2019
LIST OF SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
1 Peter P. K. Yalley, Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Emmanuel Osei-Tweneboah, Charles K. Kankam “Assessing the performance of concrete mixed with different water sources within small scale mining catchment areas in Ghana”, Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews, 7(4): 31 – 45, 2021, Article No. JMSRR. 67189
2 Abdullai M. Ghadafi, Charles K. Kankam “Strength characteristics of recycled polyethylene fibre reinforced concrete”, Journal of Materials Science Research and Reviews, 7(3):33 – 41, 2021 Article No. JMSRR.66583
5 Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Charles K. Kankam, Kwaku Ansa-Asare “Mechanical Properties of Four Lesser — Known Ghanaian Timber species” Int. Journal of Trends in Research and Development (IJTRD), June 2019
7 Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Charles Kwame Kankam “Investigation into lesser-known timber species for light bridge construction” LAMBERT ACADEMIC PUBLISHING, September 2019, ISBN 978-3-659-61619-8
8 Charles K. Kankam, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, Bismark K. Meisuh and Jonathan Sasah “Study of recycled polyethylene plastic waste as binder in building block for greener construction.” International Journal of Trends in Research and Development, December 2018. http://www.ijtrd.com/papersIJTRD19244.pdf.
9 Charles K. Kankam, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, Bismark K. Meisuh and Jonathan Sasah “Study of recycled polyethylene plastic waste as binder in building block for greener construction.” In Proc. International Conference on Trends & Innovations in Management, Engineering, Sciences and Humanities, Dubai, 20 — 23 Dec. 2018
10 Charles K. Kankam, Bismark K. Meisuh, Gnida Sossou, Thomas K. Buabin “ Stress — Strain characteristics of concrete containing quarry rock dust as partial replacement of sand” Case Studies in Construction Materials (ELSEVIER) 7( 2017) pp1 — 5
11 Jonathan Sasah and Charles K. Kankam “Study of brick mortar using sawdust as partial replacement for sand” Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction Technology, Vol 8(6), July 2017, pp 59 — 66
12 Jonathan Sasah and Charles K. Kankam “Study of brick mortar using sawdust as partial replacement of sand” Book publication. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing ISBN: 978-620-2-01148-8; 2017, 85pp
13 Thomas K. Buabin, Charles K. Kankam, Bismark K. Meisuh “Bond strength of reinforcing steel bars locally milled from scrap metals in concrete prepared with palm kernel shell as coarse aggregate” International Journal of Engineering and Technical Research, Vol 7, Issue 11, Nov 2017, pp 26 — 31
14 Charles K. Kankam, William Amankwa- Boahin, Bismark K. Meisuh “Structural behavior of over — stressed reinforced concrete beams” International Journal of Engineering and Technical Research, Vol 7, Issue 12, Dec 2017
15 Bismark K. Meisuh, Charles K. Kankam, Thomas K. Buabin “Effect of quarry rock dust on the flexural strength of concrete” Case Studies in Construction Materials (ELSEVIER), 8(2018), 16-22
16 E. Appiah-Kubi, H. Militz, A. Gellerich, C. K. Kankam “Decay resistance of plantation-grown Khaya ivorensis to brown-rot and white-rot fungi” Open Journal of Forestry, 33: 31 — 37, Dec 2017.
17 Charles Kwame Kankam, Mohammed Ghadafi Abdullai “Toughness and ductility characteristics of recycled polyethylene fiber reinforced concrete beams”. (Accepted for publication in International Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction. 2019 )
18 Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Charles Kwame Kankam, Kwasi Frimpong-Mensah, Holger Militz, “Mechanical properties of plantation grown Khaya ivorensis from Ghana, Wood Science and Technology SPRINGER (Submitted for publication).
19 Alex Acheampong, Joshua Ayarkwa, Charles K Kankam, “Strength properties of structural concrete using palm kernel shells: short span beams and two-way slabs”, Book: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 10: 3659816779, 13: 978-3-659-81677-2; Jan. 2016
20 Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Charles Kwame Kankam, Kwasi Frimpong-Mensah, Emmanuel Opuni-Mensah, “The bending strength and modulus of elasticity of plantation-grown Khaya ivorensis (African Mahogany) from Ghana, Journal of The Indian Academy of Wood Science SPRINGER, DOI 10.1007/s/13196 — 016 — 0165 — 7, April 2016
21 A. Acheampong, C. K. Kankam, J. Ayarkwa “Shear behavior of palm kernel shell reinforced concrete beams without shear reinforcement: Influence of beam depth and tension steel”, Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction Technology, Vol. 7(2), March 2016, pp8-19
22 Mark Bediako, Charles Dela Adobor, Eric Opoku Amankwah, Kofi Nyarko, Charles Kwame Kankam “Maximizing the sustainability of cement utilization in building projects through the use of greener materials”, Journal of Engineering, January 2016, 01/2016, 2016(1375493) 6, DOI: 101155/2016/1375493
23 Appiah-Kubi E, Kankam C K, Frimpong-Mensah K, “Promotion of wood as sustainable construction material in Ghana. The engineering properties of plantation grown khaya ivorensis”, International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Las Vegas, Nevada, August 7 — 11, 2016.
24 Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Emmanuel Opuni Frimpong, Charles Essien, Charles Kankam “Promotion and utilization of plantation grown timber species in Ghana: The kiln drying schedule of khaya ivorensis, International Forestry Review, Jan. 2014.
25 Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi, Emmanuel Opuni Frimpong, Charles Essien, Charles Kankam “Promotion and utilization of plantation grown timber species in Ghana: The kiln drying schedule of khaya ivorensis, 24th IUFRO World Congress at Salt Lake City, USA 2014.
26 Atiemo E, Kankam C K, Momade F “Influence of mineral admixtures on essential properties of ternary cement blends”, Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2014, 8(10), 1221-1225
27 Eric Opoku Amankwah, Mark Bediako, C. K. Kankam “Influence of calcined clay pozzolana on strength characteristics of Portland cement concrete”, International Journal of Materials Science and Applications, Vol. 3 Issue 6 Nov.2014, pp 410-419.
28 Mark Adom-Asamoah, Yaw A. Tuffuor, Russell O. Afrifah, Charles K. Kankam “Strength characteristics of hand-quarried partially-weathered quartzite aggregates in concrete”, American Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 2, No 5, Nov 2014, pp134-142.
29 Eugene Atiemo, Charles Kwame Kankam, Francis Momade, Kwabena Appiah Boakye “Hydration properties of calcined clay pozzolan and limestone mineral admixtures in binary and ternary cements”, Journal of Physical Science and Application, 4(5)(2014), pp323-327.
30 Eugene Atiemo, Charles K. Kankam, Francis Momade, “Hydration properties of clay pozzolana and limestone mineral admixtures in binary and ternary cements”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Cement and Concrete Technology in Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, January 2013.
31 E. Appiah-Kubi, C. K. Kankam, M Adom-Asamoah, “Bending and modulus of elasticity properties of ten lesser-used timber species in Ghana using structural dimensions”, Ghana Journal of Forestry, Vol 28(1), 2012.
32 Mark Bediako, Albert A. A. Adjaottor, Simon K. Y. Gawu, Charles K. Kankam, “Potential use of crushed Ghanaian limestone in paste and mortar formulated for masonry”, In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Universita Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, June28 — June 30, 2010.
33 Mark Bediako, Albert A. A. Adjaottor, Simon K. Y. Gawu, Charles K. Kankam, “Potential use of crushed Ghanaian limestone in paste and mortar formulated for masonry”, Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, January 2010.
34 Brunner M, Zurcher E, Reinhard M, Kankam C. K., Appiah-Kubi E, “Wawabima: outstanding mechanical properties of some lesser known timber species in Ghana”, In Proceedings of the International Conference on Research on Lesser-known Timber Species for Bridge Construction, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana, September 2008.
35 Brunner M, Zurcher E, Reinhard M, Kankam C. K., Appiah-Kubi E, “Wawabima: outstanding mechanical properties of some lesser known timber species in Ghana”, In Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2008), Japan, June 2008.
36 KANKAM C.K., ADOM-ASAMOAH M.., “Shear Strength of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Steel Bars Milled from Scrap Metals”. Journal of Materials and Design, Elsevier Science Ltd., 27 (2006).
37 KANKAM C.K., ODUM-EWUAKYE B., “Babadua Reinforced Concrete Two-Way Slabs Subjected to Concentrated Loading”. Accepted for publication in Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier Science Ltd.,2005.
38 KANKAM C.K. “Retrofitting of RC Beams Using Stressed Anchored Bolts”. In proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Composites Engineering (ICCE), August 8-14, 2004, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA.
39 KANKAM C.K. “Bond Strength of Reinforcing Steel Bars Milled from Scrap Metals”. Journal Materials and Design, Elsevier Science Ltd., Vol. 25, No. 3, 2004.
40 KANKAM C.K., ODUM-EWUAKYE B., “Babadua Reinforced Two-Way Slabs Subjected to Concentrated Loading”. Journal of Ferrocement, Vol.33, No.2, 2004
41 KANKAM C.K. “Impact Resistance of Palm Kernel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Pavement Slabs”. The Ghana Engineer. Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Vol. 1, No. 1, December 2003
42 KANKAM C.K. “Bond of Reinforcing Bars Milled from Scrap Metal”. In proceedings of ICCE/10, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, July 2003.
43 KANKAM C.K. “Structural Behavior of Bolted End-Plated Reinforced Concrete Beams”. Journal Materials and Design, Elsevier Science Ltd., Vol. 24, No. 5, 2003, pp 367-375.
44 KANKAM C.K. “A Routine Method for Measuring Bond Stress, Steel Strain and Slip in Reinforced Beams at Service Loads”. Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol. 55, (1), 2003, pp 85-93.
45 KANKAM C.K., ADOM-ASAMOAH M.., “Strength and Ductility Characteristics of Reinforcing Steel Bars Milled from Scrap Metals”. Journal Materials and Design, Elsevier Science Ltd., Vol. 23, No. 6, 2002.
46 KANKAM C.K., ODUM-EWUAKYE B., “Babadua Reinforced Two-Way Slabs Subjected to Concentrated Loading”. In proceedings of the 2nd School of Engineering Research Retreat (SERR 2), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, September 2002.
47 KANKAM C.K., ODUM-EWUAKYE B., “Flexural Behavior of One-Way Babadua Reinforced Concrete Slabs”. In proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Structural Engineering Analysis and Modeling (SEAM 5), 26-28 February 2002, Accra, Ghana.
48 KANKAM C.K. “Experimental Modeling of Bond Stress, Steel Strain and Slip in Reinforced Concrete Beams at Service Loads”. In proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Structural Engineering Analysis and Modeling (SEAM 5), 26-28 February 2002, Accra, Ghana.
49 KANKAM C.K. “Flexural Strength and Deformations of Bolted Side-Plated Reinforced Concrete Beams”. In proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Structural Engineering Analysis and Modeling (SEAM 5), 26-28 February 2002, Accra, Ghana.
50 KANKAM C.K. “Test for Bond Strength, Steel Strain and Slip in Cracked Reinforced Concrete Members”. In proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Structural Engineering Analysis and Modeling (SEAM 5), 26-28 February 2002, Accra, Ghana.
51 KANKAM C.K. “Flexural Behavior of Bolted End-Plated Reinforced Concrete Beams”. In proceedings of 1st School of Engineering Research Retreat (SERR 1), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, September 2002.
52 KANKAM C.K., ODUM-EWUAKYE B., “Flexural Behavior of One-Way Babadua Reinforced Concrete Slabs Subjected to Third-Point Loading”. Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier Science Ltd., Vol. 15, No. 1, February 2001.
53 KANKAM C.K. “Flexural Strength and Behaviour of Bolted Side-Plated Reinforced Concrete Beams”. In proceedings of the 26th Conference on Our World of Concrete & Structures, 27-28th August 200,1 Singapore, pp 349-358.
54 KANKAM C.K. “Flexural Strength and Behavior of Bolted Side-Plated Reinforced Concrete Beams”. In proceedings of the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures, 21-23 November, 2001, Singapore
55 KANKAM C.K. “Flexural Behavior of Bolted Side-Plated Reinforced Concrete Beams”. In proceedings of the 8th International Conference on composites Engineering, August 2001, Tenerife, Spain.
56 KANKAM C.K. “Potential for Using Palm Kernel Shell as Aggregates in Portland Cement Concrete”. In proceedings of the 25th Silver Anniversary of International Conference on Our World of Concrete Structures, 22-24 August, 2000, Singapore, pp 357-364. (Awarded the KEN FRANCIS Prize of the conference for excellence).
57 KANKAM C.K. “Bond Stress, Slip and Steel Strain in Cracked Concrete”. In proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Composites Engineering, July 2-9, 2000, Denver, Colorado, USA.
58 KANKAM C.K., ODUM-EWUAKYE B., “Flexural Strength and Behavior of Babadua Reinforced Concrete Beams”. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 12, No. 1, February 2000, pp 39-45.
59 KANKAM C.K. “Impact Resistance of Palm Kernel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Pavement Slabs”. In proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Shock and Impact Loads on Structures, 24-26 November, 1999, Singapore, 187-194.
60 KANKAM C.K. “Impact Resistance of Palm Fiber Reinforced Concrete Pavement Slab”. Journal of Ferrocement, Vol. 29, No. 4, October 1999, pp 279-286.
61 KANKAM C.K., ODUM-EWUAKYE B., “Structural Behavior of Babadua Reinforced Concrete Beams”. Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier Science Ltd., Vol. 13, No. 4, June 1999, pp 187-193.
62 KANKAM C.K. “Bond Stress-Steel Stress-Slip Behavior of Reinforced Bars in Cracked Concrete”. The Ghana Engineer, Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Vol. 20, No. 1, May 1999.
63 KANKAM C.K. “An Overview of the Classical Theories of Bond Stress Distribution in Cracked Reinforced Concrete Beams”. The Ghana Engineer, Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Vol. 19, No. 1, September 1998.
64 KANKAM C.K., ODUM-EWUAKYE B., “Babadua Reinforced Concrete Beams”. In proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Structural Engineering Analysis and Modeling (SEAM 4), 9-11 September, 1997, Accra, Ghana.
65 KANKAM C.K. “Crack Control Characteristics of Palm Fiber Reinforced Concrete”. In proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Structural Engineering Analysis and Modeling (SEAM 4), 9-11 September, 1997, Accra, Ghana.
66 KANKAM C.K. “Raffia Palm as Reinforcement in Concrete Beams”. The Ghana Engineer, Journal of the Ghana Institution of Engineers, Vol. 6, No. 2 and Vol. 17, No. 1, September 1997.
67 KANKAM C.K. “Raffia Palm Reinforced Concrete Beams”. Journal Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, RILEM, Vol. 30, June 1997.
68 KANKAM C.K. “The Influence of Palm Kernel Fibers on Crack Development in Concrete”. Journal of Ferrocement, Vol. 27, No. 1, January 1997.
69 KANKAM C.K. “Relationship of Bond Stress, Steel Stress and Slip in Reinforced Concrete”. Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 123, No. 1, January 1997.
70 KANKAM C.K. “The Influence of Palm Stalk Fiber-Reinforcement on the Shrinkage Stresses in Concrete”. Journal of Ferrocement, Vol. 24, No. 3, April 1994.
71 KANKAM C.K. “Raffia Palm Reinforced Concrete”. In proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Structural Engineering Analysis and Modeling (SEAM 3), 27-29 July, 1993, Kumasi, Ghana.
72 KANKAM C.K. “The Use of Light Weight Palm Kernel Shell Coarse Aggregate in Concrete”. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Structural Engineering Analysis and Modeling (SEAM 3), 27-29 July, 1993, Kumasi, Ghana.
73 KANKAM C.K. “Palm Stalk Fiber Reinforcement in Concrete to Control Shrinkage Stresses”. In Proceedings of the 2rd International Conference on Structural Engineering Analysis and Modeling (SEAM 2), 17-19 July, 1990, Kumasi, Ghana.