Thermo physical characteristics of economical building materials

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 437-443

  Meukam, P ^a   Jannot, Y ^b   Noumowe, A ^c   Kofane, T C ^d  

^a Ecl Natl Sup Polytectnique   (Cameroon)

^b University Bordeaux I2M UMR CNRS 5295   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Lateritic soil bricks; Pozzolans; Thermophysical properties

Indexed keywords

CRYOSTATS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FORESTRY; HEAT TRANSFER; SAWDUST; SILICA; SOILS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WASTES;

BUILDING SHIELDING; LATERITIC SOIL BRICKS; THERMAL DIFFUSIVITY; WATER CONTENTS;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 2942670644     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2004.03.010     Document Type: Article

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