Abstract
The abundance of lateritic soil deposits in Nigeria has led to some applied research studies on this material. The major aim has been to promote the judicious utilisation of laterite in the construction industry. The influence of clay portion of lateritic soils, water-cement ratio, and aggregate-cement ratio on the compressive strength of laterite-cement mortars was investigated in this study. The results show that clay impairs the strength of laterite-cement mortars, and that for some mix proportions, the strength compares favourably with that for the standard sand-cement mortars. It was also found that laterite-cement mortars could be designed for strength ranging from below 1 N/mm 2 to about 30 N/mm 2.
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