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 |