ARTICLE
Experimental study of the thermo-physical properties of lateritic blocks used in the habitat in dry tropical climate
- Physical Science International Journal , 19 (2) : 1-10
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Discipline :
Sciences physiques
Auteur(s) :
Emmanuel Ouédraogo, Ousmane Coulibaly, B. Kossi Imbga, P. Florent Kiéno and Abdoulaye Ouédraogo ;
Auteur(s) tagués :
COULIBALY Ousmane
KIENO Pèlèga Florent
Renseignée par : COULIBALY Ousmane
Résumé
This article presents an experimental study on the thermo-physical characterization of local
materials used in building construction. These materials are laterite cut blocks from three different
quarries. The characterization was done with the hot plate device and the asymmetrical method
was used. All the samples studied have thermal conductivities less than 0.6 W.m-1.K-1
and thermal diffusivities lower than 3*10-7 m2.s-1. These results show that the materials have good thermal
performance.
Mots-clés
Laterite blocks; asymmetric hot plate model; thermal conductivity; thermal diffusivity; thermo-physical properties.