Physical, mechanical and durability properties of soil building blocks reinforced with natural fibres
- Submitting institution
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University of Portsmouth
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 7125875
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.10.069
- Title of journal
- Construction and Building Materials
- Article number
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- First page
- 797
- Volume
- 101
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 0950-0618
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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3
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This paper, in collaboration with the University of Education Winneba (Ghana), demonstrates that the addition of optimum dosage of waste agricultural fibres can significantly enhance the properties of weak soil-based building materials like the adobe, introducing a stronger, durable low-cost construction material. The research has led to further developments of the technology in Chile by Araya-Letelier et al., Constr. Build. Mat. 174, 645-655 (2018), Tran et al., Constr. Build Mat. 178, 204-210 (2018) in Japan, and Ouedraogo et al., Jour. of Build. Engr. 23, 250-258 (2019) in Burkina Faso.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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