Adina

Soils Material from Dina;

A1/A2

Compressed earth block without stabilizer

A1-CV/A2-CV

CSEB stabilized with 1.5% in mass of lime;

A1-3FF/A2-3FF

CSEB stabilized with 3% in mass of fonio straw

A1-CV-3FF/A2-CV-3FF

CSEB stabilized with 1.5% in mass of lime and 3% in mass of fonio straw

A1-3RL/A2-3RL

CSEB stabilized with 3% in mass of Shea butter residue

A1-5RL/A2-5RL

CSEB stabilized with 5% in mass of Shea butter residue

BLT

Curved laterite block

CEB

Compressed Earth Block

CSEB

Compressed Stabilized Earth Block

Cc

Coefficient of Capillarity in g/cm2·min

Cp

Specific heat mass (J/Kg·K)

FF

Fonio straw;

MPa

Megapascals

RBK

Shea butter residue

Rc

Compressed resistance in MPa

Rf

Three-point bending strength in MPa

γd

Dry density in g/cm3

ωopt

Optimal water content in %

λ

Thermal conductivity in W/m·K

a

Thermal diffusivity in m2/s)

F

Maximal load applied to CSEB in kilonewtons (kN)

S

Average surface area of test faces in square centimeter (cm2)

l

Distance between the two supports in mm;

b

Base of the right section of block in mm

ρ

Density in kg/m3

∆T

Temperature variation in ˚K

Q

Heating power in W/m

t

Heating time in second (s)

B

Constant

˚

Degree angle