Method of choosing soils as CEB or pavement layers based on geological and environmental information and mode of treatment.

ABSTRACT: During research on the geological, mineralogical, mechanical and geotechnical nature of thick layers of soils developed on the rocks of the lower zone of the southern slopes of Mount Bambouto (West Cameroon), a couple of observations were made. The mechanical behavior of soils as construction materials is linked to the nature of the parent rock and its environment of formation. Four different types of rock have been noted: trachybasalt, orthogneiss, anatexite, and biotite-hornblende granitoid. These rocks in a hot and humid mountain climate, exposed to the monsoon wind, have weathered to give soils with exploitable characteristics in compressed earth bricks (CEB) and pavement layers. This article proposes a method of choosing a soil for pavement layers and for the production of fired earth

SUBMITTER: Ilalie MKB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585648 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature