%0 Journal Article
%T Thermophysical Characterization of Local Materials from a Locality in Chad for Use in Eco-Building
%A Abderahman Adoum Oumar
%A Malloum Soultan
%A Abdallah Dadi
%A Togdjim Jonas
%A Mahamat Saleh Abdel-Khadir
%A Mahamoud Youssouf Khayal
%A Salif Gaye
%J Open Journal of Civil Engineering
%P 486-497
%@ 2164-3172
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojce.2024.143027
%X With the aim of enhancing the value of local building materials, the subject of this paper is a thermophysical study of natural Chadian clay from the eastern region of Chad, &#8220;Abeche&#8221;. Samples were taken from a brickwork in Abeche from a depth of 1 m, then using a clay brick-making press, 4 &#215; 5 &#215; 8 cm<sup>3</sup> clay test tubes were made with 2%, 4%, 6% and 8% cow dung, and a 100% clay sample was used as a control. These samples underwent thermophysical characterization using the hot-wire method with a hot-plane option, yielding results that could improve thermophysical performance. The thermal conductivity of the test sample is in the order of 0.715 to 0.420 W/m. K, at 8% for cow dung, so the addition of cow dung as a percentage in the clay matrix enabled us to obtain various satisfactory thermal parameters.
%K Soils
%K Characterization
%K Thermophysical
%K Local Building
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=136210