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Stabilisation of lateritic soils as a raw material for building blocks
Abstract Some lateritic soils derived from different parent rocks in the Akure area of Nigeria were studied. The laboratory investigations indicated that most of these tropical soils, which were erroneously referred to as lateritic clays, actually contained very low proportions of clay particles. Migmatite-derived soils were found to respond better to stabilisation than those derived from charnockite. Firing was found to be the most important way of improving the durability of lateritic soil blocks as sintering takes place within the soil grain interstices. Iron concretions may be deleterious as they serve as focal points for sample failure.
Stabilisation of lateritic soils as a raw material for building blocks
Abstract Some lateritic soils derived from different parent rocks in the Akure area of Nigeria were studied. The laboratory investigations indicated that most of these tropical soils, which were erroneously referred to as lateritic clays, actually contained very low proportions of clay particles. Migmatite-derived soils were found to respond better to stabilisation than those derived from charnockite. Firing was found to be the most important way of improving the durability of lateritic soil blocks as sintering takes place within the soil grain interstices. Iron concretions may be deleterious as they serve as focal points for sample failure.
Stabilisation of lateritic soils as a raw material for building blocks
Anifowose, A. Y. B. (author)
2000
Article (Journal)
English
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