| 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 |