Development of a framework for sustainable repair of adobe building in an urban area in Nigeria

Building with earth is still a living practice in Nigeria most especially in the northern region. Pear shaped sun-dried earth brick (tubali) was used traditionally by the Hausa in northern Nigeria. However, the use of tubali has ceased to exist in favour of the adobe blocks in both the urban and rur...

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Main Author: Shittu, Theophilus Adeyinka
Other Authors: Watson, Linda
Published: University of Plymouth 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.551498