Hygrothermal Features of Laterite Dimension Stones for Sub-Saharan Residential Building Construction
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 26, Issue 7
Abstract
The building sector is widely recognized as having a major impact on sustainable development. Both in developed and developing countries, sustainability in buildings approaches are growing. Laterite dimension stone (LDS) is a building material that was traditionally used in sub-Saharan Africa, but its technical features still need to be assessed. This article presents some results of a study focused on the characterization of LDS exploited in Burkina Faso for building purposes. The measured average thermal conductivity is , which increases with water content and evolves with the specific gravity and with porosity. Rock mineral phases (quartz, goethite, hematite, magnetite) are cemented by kaolinite. The porosity of the material is high (30%), with macropores visible on the surface and found in the rock inner structure as well. Results from the hygrothermal monitoring of a pilot building are also presented.
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Acknowledgments
This research is carried out in the framework of the Ph.D. activities of Abdou Lawane at International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) and the University of Le Havre, Laboratoire Ondes et Milieux Complexes (LOMC), with a financial sponsorship of West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) under PAES program. SEM and XRD analysis were performed at the laboratory CRISMAT (ENSI Caen), and the authors are grateful to Mr. Nicolas Barrier for his constant support. Furthermore, the authors wish to express their gratitude to the anonymous reviewers for their useful comments on the manuscript.
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Volume 26 • Issue 7 • July 2014
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Received: Aug 14, 2013
Accepted: Feb 17, 2014
Published online: Apr 21, 2014
Published in print: Jul 1, 2014
Discussion open until: Sep 21, 2014
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