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Vol. 4 Issue 1 29 Dec 2024

Contribution of Condensation to Dampness on External Surfaces of Walls: A Case Study of Borno and Yobe States in North Eastern Nigeria

Machina Musa Adamu, Umar Bello, Lawal Yerima Sallau, Ibrahim Muhammad Mustapha

Series of efforts were made from various quotas over the decades to curtail dampness on external surfaces of walls and yet the menace has continued unabated, particularly in Nigeria. This is because 'underground moisture' from …

Atmospheric moisture Clear-sky radiation Condensation Dampness External surfaces of walls
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Vol. 1 Issue 1 28 Dec 2021

Improvised Techniques of Earth Bricks Stabilisation with Cassava Starch

Ismail Muhammad Khalil, Mas'ud Mamman, Ibrahim Abdullahi Getso, Habiba Musa Lawal

Compressed Earth Bricks technology is anchored in an initial concern to provide a new, economically and socially relevant response to housing production for the World's very poor. As at now the information fully available on …

Alternative materials Brick Cassava starch Housing production Stabilisation
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