Simple durability test for cement stabilized blocks

Building Research and Information

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 140-145

  Kerali, A G ^a   Thomas, T H ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative technologies; Cement stabilized blocks; Compressed blocks; Developing countries; Durability; Housing; Mass loss; Materials; Slake durability test; Surface erosion

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COSTS; DRYING; DURABILITY; HOUSING; MATERIALS TESTING; PRODUCTION CONTROL; QUALITY CONTROL; WETTING;

ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES; CEMENT-STABILIZED BLOCKS; COMPRESSED-BLOCKS; MASS LOSS; SLAKE-DURABILITY TEST; SURFACE EROSION;

CEMENTS;

EID: 2142768897     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0961321032000148479     Document Type: Article

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