A sustainable alternative to traditional building materials: assessing stabilised soil blocks for performance and cost in Malawi
Within Malawi, and across the Global South, the adoption of stabilised soil blocks (SSBs) as a sustainable alternative to burnt clay bricks, has been hindered by the high cost of stabilisers. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the performance of cement as a stabiliser in soil stabilised bloc...
Main Authors: | Rachel Hershey, Marc Kalina, Innocent Kafodya, Elizabeth Tilley |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023-12-01
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Series: | International Journal of Sustainable Engineering |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19397038.2023.2237062 |
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