The potential of lime-stabilized murrain soil as a building material in Kenya |
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Authors: | B. Waswa S. Wild G. I. Jones D. J. T. Webb |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Civil Engineering and Building, University of Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan, South Wales, UKb Building Research Establishment, Watford, UK |
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Abstract: | A Kenyan/Anglo research project starting in 1980 between the Building Research Establishment, BRE, and the Housing Research and Development Unit, HRDU, University of Nairobi. A prototype medical clinic has been built using stabilized murram and was constructed at a floor area cost of £31 per m2 compared with £65 for concrete blockwork. |
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Keywords: | lime-stabilized murram soil housing Kenya BRE HRDU |
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