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Analysis Of Stabilized Adobe In Rural East Africa, Grace Ying Yu Chen
Analysis Of Stabilized Adobe In Rural East Africa, Grace Ying Yu Chen
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ANALYSIS OF STABILIZED ADOBE IN RURAL EAST AFRICA
Grace Ying Yu Chen
This project seeks to assist people in rural East Africa by proposing sustainable building methods which implement affordable and durable adobe bricks for construction. Adobe, one of the oldest sustainable building materials in the world, is strong when dry but lacks structural integrity when exposed to moisture. Chemical additives such as cement and lime are added into the adobe mix to protect the brick against moisture decomposition. Once the chemicals are added and the mix is formed into a brick, a stabilized adobe brick is formed.
Cement, …