The use of red earth, lateritic soils and quarry dust as an alternative building material in sandcrete block
This study investigated the prospect of utilising red earth, quarry dust and laterite as alternative materials to river sand in the production of sandcrete blocks. Compressive strength test was performed on the samples at 7, 14, 21 and 28 curing days in the laboratory. The effect of curing on streng...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Scientific African |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227620300016 |