The housing requirement in Sri Lanka is rising due to the growth of population and urbanization. This rising demand has to be met in an environment of rapidly rising prices of conventional building materials. Over exploitation ...

,\ItIH)ugil there are many ancient buildings constructed with earth as a walling material, bricks and l't'llll'llt blocks have overtaken this material in the recent history. With the sustainable concepts being actively ...

The prevailing shortage of many building materials based on natural resources has led to a considerable price escalation in recent times. This has created opportunities for developing many alternative masonry materials ...

Title in Publication as "Flexural strength of compressed stabilized earth masonary materials."

Cement stabilized earth (CSE) bricks and blocks are gradually gaining popularity in many countries with lateritic soils. CSE Bricks can be manufactured to standard size of a burnt clay brick. CSE Blocks are bigger in ...

Due to rapid urbanization in developing countries more and more multi storey buildings including high-rise buildings are constructed along the main roads obstructing the air movement. With the increased traffic densities, ...