许多世纪以来,人们一直把泥土作为建筑材料。利用阳光晒干并煅烧成砖,是人所共知的。未经处理的泥土用于房屋建筑,其耐久性是有限的。现在,已经采用许多方法通过稳定处理来提高其强度和耐久性。在加纳和其他国家,利用经过稳定处理的粘土砌块作为墙体建筑用,已经具有很长的历史。直到目前为止,主要用普通水泥作稳定剂。熟石灰和沥青不起主要作用。 For centuries, people have been using mud as a building material. The use of sunlight to dry and calcine into bricks is well known. Untreated mud is used for building construction and its durability is limited. Many methods have now been used to increase their strength and durability through stabilization. In Ghana and other countries, the use of stabilised clay blocks for wall construction has a long history. Until now, ordinary cement has been used as a stabilizer. Lime and asphalt do not play a major role.