Construction
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This Brief shows simple methods to make houses safer during earthquakes. |
Create entrepreneurs - Develop skills... posted 21 hours, 54 minutes ago |
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Bangladesh has regular floods putting people at risk. This brief describes some flood resistant housing options. |
Dear Roberto, You make a good point, ... posted on 28/3/12 |
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Planning Schools in Developing Countries There are many issues you need to consider when planning to set up a school or other institutional building project in a developing country. |
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A Small Lime Kiln for Batch and Continuous Firing In 1996 Practical Action commissioned Paragon Ceramics to build an experimental lime kiln at Dedza in Malawi in partnership with local lime burners. |
your documentary about lime kiln is v... posted on 10/11/11 |
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Alternatives to Portland Cement Cement is an important binding agent in concretes, mortars and renders, and is used for the production of walling blocks roofing tiles. |
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How to calculate the energy efficiency of lime burning The practice of burning limestone to produce quicklime is as old as the hills. This article demonstrates how to calculate the energy of your lime burning process. |
<p>Dear Mr Sezarius Michael Kiting'at... posted on 10/2/12 |
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Hydraulic Lime - An Introduction Hydraulic lime was an important cementitious material before the arrival of Portland cement but it is little used now, except in conservation work. |
Mind-boggling posting! We are just ge... posted on 8/2/12 |
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Lime has a long tradition of use in construction, agriculture, water and waste treatment. |
posted on 1/1/70 |
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Small to Medium scale oil fired lime kilns. |
Dear Sirs, I am interested in a conc... posted on 4/11/11 |
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Lime Production: A traditional kiln at Bou Noura, Algeria Case study of a traditional kiln at Bou Noura, Algeria. |
posted on 1/1/70 |
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Lime Production: No.2 Improved Techniques at Chenkumbi, Malawi. Lime has been used in the Malawian building industry for many generations, principally as the cementing agent in renders and to produce a decorative whitewash. |
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Pozzolanas - Calcined Clays and Shales, and Volcanic Ash Pozzolanas materials such as calcined clays are used with lime to produce hard cement like materials. |
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Assessing the Technical Problems of Brick Production A guide for brick makers and field workers to help identify technical problems. |
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Sustainable Small-Scale Brick Production: A Question of Energy Increasing efficiency in small-scale brick production without reducing quality or under-firing. |
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Ten Rules for Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective Brick Firing Rules for brickmakers and field-workers to increasing the efficiency of the brick-firing process. |
<p>You can use wood as a fuel but the... posted on 13/1/12 |
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Utilization of Cow-Dung in Brickmaking Addition of certain organic materials improves the plasticity of clay making it more workable. |
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Additives to Clay: Minerals and Synthetic Additives Earth has been used for building for thousands of years. Good quality durable earth buildings can be built to suit local conditions and structural requirements. |
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Clays are the main binders of earth and are made up of very small mineral particles (<2 microns) leached out during erosion of rock. |
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Deals with the two main problems that can arise with earth buildings: stabilisation and compaction. |
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Mud plasters are used for houses built from mud but can also be used for buildings of stone and fired brick. |
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A guide to clay tile manufacture, covering tools, factory siting, operations, budgeting and financing the project. |
your manuals are very educative, simp... posted on 2/1/12 |
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Micro-Concrete Roofing Tile Production Small-scale concrete roofing tiles are an affordable alternative to traditional roofing materials and galvanized iron sheeting. |
Do you have any relevant data regardi... posted on 1/11/11 |
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Spurs and Dykes for Flood Proection Spurs and dykes are structures that protect river banks and contain flood waters. They can be built by communities using stones and wire. |
Whenever I see a man made structure t... posted on 25/3/13 |
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