Effect of mix retention and curing on low-cement walling blocks

Building Research and Information

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 362-366

  Kerali, A G ^a   Thomas, T H ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Alternative technologies; Blocks; Cement; Curing; Hydration; Production process retention time; Soil; Stabilization; Strength; Walling

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; HYDRATION; SOILS;

CEMENT-STABILIZED SOIL BLOCKS (CSB);

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 0036740413     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613210210151008     Document Type: Article

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