Behaviour of peat-added composite bricks in low cost building construction

• Main Authors: Mofachirul, I., Roslan, H., Saiful Islam, A.B.M.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/15598/1/0001.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/15598/

Composite building materials, developed locally with available peat soil for low cost housing construction, have great potential for application in the construction industry based on their engineering properties. Peat land comprises about 30 million hectares, about five to eight percent of the tot...