Author: International Labour Office (ILO)
Title: Small-scale manufacture of stabilised soil blocks
Description: Geneva: International Labour Office, 1987. A brand new copy. Paper bound, tall quarto, illustrated with photos, tables, and diagrams, xv + Pp181. Includes appendices and bibliography. A fine copy in new condition. 600 grams. From the blurb on the rear cover: This technical memorandum, which has been prepared jointly by the ILO and UNIDO, is part of a series of publications on manufacturing technologies. The object of the series is to acquaint small-scale producers with alternative production techniques for specific products and processes, so as to help them to choose and apply those techniques that are most appropriate to local socio-economic conditions. The memorandum provides technical and economic information on alternative technologies for the production of stabilised soil blocks. The information provided relates mostly to small-scale units producing up to 400 blocks per day. It covers all aspects of block making: the quarrying and testing of raw materials; the choice of soil stabilisers; pre-processing operations (grinding, sieving, proportioning and mixing); block-forming methods, including a detailed description of machines currently available for making soil blocks; the curing and testing of produced blocks; and the use of mortars and renderings in wall construction. The first and last chapters, which are on the technical and economic efficiency of stabilised soil blocks in comparison with other building materials, will mostly be of interest to public planners and housing authorities. The subjects covered include production costs, employment generation, foreign exchange savings and housing maintenance costs. The last chapter also gives some guide-lines for government action in support of the use of earth as a building material. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books.

Keywords: Adobe Block Making; Adobe Block Manufacture, Earthen Block Manufacture, Earthen Block Making 9221058387


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