Using Mud as a Building Material in Building Affordable Houses in Hot Climate

Nura S. Mohamed Al-Faidy

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.467.235

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Using Mud as a Building Material in Building Affordable Houses in Hot Climate

Abstract:

Human has discovered a way to live in their houses to reduce the temperature in the hot areas, for example in the Libyan Desert houses has been built by natural material (mud). Looking for solutions in different kind of materials around use, it became in the first place of living. People in hot areas need protection from the sun, not just themselves but even their homes. The first step in design houses is materials. What kind of material we need Can we find the necessary requirements in the material Is it available and affordable Can it be used as heat insulation in hot climate All these questions are in our minds. Material has to be studied in a proper way. In the past few years resident build their homes using natural material. In the Libyan Desert we can find houses build by mud, the mud has been dug out from the salt oasis. This mud consists of organic element and salt, which can be used as heat insulation. So, the mean study here is how to development this natural material in to modern element And how can it be one of the important materials in materials science

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 467)

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Nura S. Mohamed Al-Faidy*

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Development, Heat Insulation, Hot Climate, Houses, Mud, Natural Material, Protection

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