Use of the adobe bricks stabilized with 6% portland cement and reinforced with coconut fibers for loadbearing walls in Tampico

Authors

  • Ruben Salvador Roux Gutiérrez Unidad Académica de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbano Centro Universit. Tampico-Madero
  • Manuel Olivares Santiago Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla. Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas I

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.2002.v53.i478.627

Abstract


In this article conclusions are presented about adobe bricks stabilized with 6% portland cement and reinforced with different percentages of coconut fibers. The author, has developed an experimental plan in laboratory and has built in situ several walls with different bricks, different joints and different orientations, to analyze the behaviour ofthe brick prototypes for the weather conditions in Tampico.

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Published

2002-04-30

How to Cite

Roux Gutiérrez, R. S., & Olivares Santiago, M. (2002). Use of the adobe bricks stabilized with 6% portland cement and reinforced with coconut fibers for loadbearing walls in Tampico. Informes De La Construcción, 53(478), 39–50. https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.2002.v53.i478.627

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