Stabilized soil - cement in low cost construction & its research needs

ABSTRACT

Scientifically stabilizing soil with cementitious materials establishes its permanence for building. Reinforcing it with bamboo or small steel strands and mortar provides it with structural resistance to cataclismic hurricane or earthquake conditions. Training people to manufacture parts and build complete walls, floors, footingd, sub-floors, columns and lintels, using reinforced and stabilized soil-cement block and rammed materials, through simple systems planning results in a mini-mobile industry for minimum cost structures development (AU)