Effect of bentonite on the strength of fired lateritic soil blocks

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 457-459

  Anifowose, A Y B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fired lateritic soil blocks; Moulded blocks; Unconfined compressive strength

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; BONDING; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); FRACTURE; MOLDING; SINTERING; STABILIZATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WATER ABSORPTION;

CHARNOCKITE; LATERITIC SOIL BLOCKS; MIGMATITE; MOULDED BLOCKS; PLASTERING; THERMAL BINDING EFFECT;

SOILS;

EID: 0030232743     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0950-0618(96)00002-5     Document Type: Article

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