01643nam a2200229   450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000220007324500480009526000520014330000110019549000220020650001610022850200580038952007610044765000100120865000160121870000350123470000470126970000430131681000540135920260819085840.0251197         th                  eng    a.b107582391 aNasir, Syed Hasan10aUse of lateritic soils for low cost housing  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1968  a158 p.1 aThesis ;vno. 217  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand  aThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1968  aLateritic soils from Chantaburi and Hua Hin provinces in Thailand were studied to investigate their use for low cost housing. Soil-cement blocks were cast in a CINVA-Ram machine. The effect of soil properties, moisture content, cement concentration, compacting pressure, time of curing, and method of curing on the compressive strength, durability, and moisture absorption of the soil-cement blocks were studied. Results showed that the response to cement stabilization of soil blocks made from the two soils was excellent. Criteria were established to evaluate the compressive strength, durability, and moisture absorption of the soil-cement blocks. To satisfy these criteria, Hua Hin soil, which had a higher activity required a greater amount of cement.10aSoils10aSoil cement0 aChai Muktabhant, eChairperson1 aMackey, Robert D., eExamination Committee1 aMoh, Za-Chieh, eExamination Committee2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. 217