interlocking stabilised soil blocks (issb)
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INTERLOCKING STABILISED
SOIL BLOCKS (ISSB)Appropriate technology for sustainable development
22nd September 2011
Richard A C Dimock I
NTERLOCKING STABILISED SOIL BLOCKS Barts andthe London SMD
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WHAT AREISSB
BLOCKS?
HOW AREISSB BLOCKS
MADE?
WHAT ARETHE
ADVANTAGES OF ISSB?
WHAT CANISSB BE
USED FOR?
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What is ISSB?
CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS MADE FROM: SUBSOIL
CEMENT
WATER
FIRST DESIGNED IN 1960s
DEVELOPED FURTHER IN 1980s FURTHER DEVELOPE
D IN EARLY 2000s TO INCLUDEINTERLOCKING DESIGN
NOW USED IN A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN SUB-SAHARANAFRICA
AS STRONG AS CONVENTIONAL CLAY BRICKS
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How are ISSB made?
WATER
CEMENT
MARAM/SOIL
BLOCK PRESS DRY IN SUN
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What are theadvantages of ISSB?
1. ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY
LESS CARBON DIOXIDEEMISSIONS
LESS DEFORESTATION
2. CHEAPER
LESS CEMENT NEEDED INCONSTRUCTION
LOWER TRANSPORT COSTSAND LESS WASTE
FASTER CONSTRUCTION
3. SIMPLICITY OF USE
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
4. VERSATILE
MANY DIFFERENTAPPLICATIONS
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What can be built fromISSB?
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ISSB IN A NUTSHELL
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY VERSATILE AND EASY TO USE
LOW COST, QUALITY BUILDINGS
CREATES JOB OPPORTUNITIES
INCREASING USE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
AND THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW BONDING AGENTS TO REPLACE
CEMENT, SUCH AS LIME, ENZYME STABILISERS ANDPOLYMERS
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