An experimental study on shrinkage of earth plaster with natural fibres for straw bale buildings

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 299-304

  Ashour, Taha ^a   Wu, Wei ^b  

^a Benha University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Crack formations; Curing temperature; Earth plaster; Reinforcement fibres; Shrinkage; Straw bale buildings

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE SOILS; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; CRACK FORMATION; CURING CONDITION; CURING TEMPERATURE; EARTH PLASTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIBRE CONTENT; LABORATORY TEST; NATURAL FIBRE; SHRINKAGE BEHAVIOUR; SHRINKAGE CRACKS; SOIL COMPOSITION; SOIL CONTENT; STRAW BALE BUILDINGS; STRAW BALES; WHEAT STRAWS; WOOD SHAVINGS;

CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; CURING; NATURAL FIBERS; REINFORCEMENT; SHRINKAGE; SOILS;

PLASTER;

CRACKS; CURING; FIBERS; NATURAL FIBERS; PLASTER; REINFORCEMENT; SHRINKAGE; SOIL;

EID: 78649297591     PISSN: 19397038     EISSN: 19397046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2010.504379     Document Type: Article

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