Local Materials for Building Houses: Laterite Valorization in Africa

Gana Abdou Lawane; Adamah Messan; Anne Pantet; Raffaele Vinai; Jean Hugues Thomassin

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.875-877.324

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Local Materials for Building Houses: Laterite Valorization in Africa

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This paper presents the preliminary results of geological and geomechanical studies on the laterite stone exploited at Dano quarry in Burkina Faso. The field work described the geological structure of quarry sites and their environment to determine the rocks alteration and the links between the bedrock and lateritic material. Physic-mechanical properties have been studied for assessing the potentiality of this material for lightweight housing, to be completed with thermal and environmental considerations. Some social and economic evaluations are in progress in order to foster its utilization under local conditions

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 875-877)

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Gana Abdou Lawane, Adamah Messan, Anne Pantet, Raffaele Vinai, Jean Hugues Thomassin

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Analytical Approach, European Structural Design Codes, Finite Element Method (FEM), Geomechanical Properties, Laterite, Masonry for Traditional Housing

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