Clay-based composite stabilized with natural polymer and fibre

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1462-1468

  Galan Marin C ^a   Rivera Gomez C ^a   Petric, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alginate; Composite materials; Earth architecture; Natural polymers; Sheep wool; Soil

Indexed keywords

BRICK MANUFACTURES; BROWN ALGAE; CELL WALLS; CLAY SOIL; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; EARTH ARCHITECTURE; MECHANICAL TESTS; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; RESEARCH OBJECTIVES; SHEEP WOOL; SOIL COMPRESSION;

ALGAE; ALGINATE; BIOPOLYMERS; BUILDING MATERIALS; CLAY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT; STABILIZATION; WOOL FIBERS; YARN;

WOOL;

EID: 77951204021     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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