Investigation of laterite stones for building purpose from Malabar region, Kerala state, SW India - Part 1: Field studies and profile characterisation

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-82

  Kasthurba, A K ^a   Santhanam, Manu ^a   Mathews, M S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Engineering properties; Hardness; Laterite; Masonry; Profile characteristics; Texture

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; QUARRIES; TEXTURES;

ENGINEERING PROPERTIES; LATERITE; PROFILE CHARACTERISTICS;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 33746910573     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2005.07.006     Document Type: Article

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