| dc.contributor.author |
Ige O. |
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| dc.contributor.author |
Danso H. |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2022-10-31T15:05:14Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2022-10-31T15:05:14Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2021 |
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| dc.identifier.issn |
9500618 |
|
| dc.identifier.other |
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121686 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/327 |
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| dc.description |
Ige, O., School of Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University, London, SE1 0AA, United Kingdom; Danso, H., Department of Construction and Wood Technology Education, University of Education Winneba, P. O. Box 1277, Kumasi, Ghana |
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| dc.description.abstract |
This study investigated the physico-mechanical and thermal properties of plantain pseudo-stem fibre reinforced adobe masonry units. Experimental protocols with 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75 and 1% weight of fibres to soil were used to prepare adobe masonry unit and tested for their properties. The fibre reinforced specimens recorded 53 and 33% improvement of tensile strength and compressive strength, respectively as compared with the unreinforced specimens. It was further revealed that the fibre reinforced adobe specimen had 18.42% more thermal resistance than the unreinforced adobe specimen. The study recommends plantain pseudo-stem fibre (0.5�0.75%) for inclusion in adobe masonry units for construction application. � 2020 Elsevier Ltd |
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| dc.publisher |
Elsevier Ltd |
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| dc.subject |
Adobe masonry |
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| dc.subject |
Fibres |
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| dc.subject |
Physico-mechanical properties |
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| dc.subject |
Plantain pseudo-stem |
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| dc.subject |
Sustainable construction |
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| dc.subject |
Thermal properties |
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| dc.title |
Physico-mechanical and thermal gravimetric analysis of adobe masonry units reinforced with plantain pseudo-stem fibres for sustainable construction |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Article |
en_US |