Assessment of stabilisation of adobes by confined compression tests

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 551-558

  Vilane, B R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND   (Swaziland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; PORTLAND CEMENT; SOILS; WATER ABSORPTION;

ADOBE BLOCKS; CONFINED COMPRESSION TESTS; CONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTHS; EARTH BLOCKS; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; PLASTIC MIXTURES; SOIL TAXONOMY; STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS;

STABILIZATION;

EID: 77955171023     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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