Combination of Modern and Indigenous Building Materials in Housing Construction

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The combined building materials are:

1.1.1 HISTORY OF KANO CITY

1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT

1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1.4 AIM AND OBJECTIVES

1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

1.7 METHODS OF STUDY

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 DEVELOPMENT AND EVOLUTION OF BUILDING MATERIALS

2.2 INDIGENOUS BUILDING MATERIALS

2.2.1 Identified common indigenous building materials in Nigeria

2.2.2 Mud (tubali)

2.2.3 Plaster

2.2.4 Clay

2.2.5 Adobe

2.2.6 Rammed earth

2.2.7 Cob walling 

2.2.8 Timber (azara)

2.2.9 Natural stone

2.3 MODERN BUILDING MATERIALS IN NIGERIA

2.3.1 Identified common modern building materials in Nigeria

2.3.2 Timber

2.3.3 Steel

2.3.4 Aluminium and other metals

2.3.5 Brick, stone and sandcrete

2.3.6 Glass and structural glass

2.3.7 Concrete and reinforced concrete

2.3.8 Plastics, fabrics and foils

2.4 TRANSFORMATION OF BUILDING MATERIALS

2.5 COMBINATION OF INDIGENOUS AND MODERN BUILDING MATERIALS

2.5.1 Clay and Fired Bricks

2.5.2 Natural Stone and Clay Bricks

2.5.3 Clay and Admixtures

CHAPTER THREE

3.1 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT

3.1.1 CASE STUDY

3.2 STUDY AREA DALA L.G.A

3.3 SAMPLE POPULATION

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1 CASE STUDY ONE

4.1.1 BUILDING MATERIALS

4.1.1.1 Indigenous Building materials

4.1.1.2 Modern Building Materials

4.1.2 METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION

4.1.2.1 Mud and Sandcrete Block Construction

4.1.2.2 Concrete and Azara

4.2 CASE STUDY TWO

4.2.1 BUILDING MATERIALS

4.2.1.1 Indigenous Building materials used

4.2.1.2 Modern Building materials used

4.2.2  METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION

4.2.2.1 Stone, Mud wall and Sandcrete Block

4.3 CASE STUDY THREE

4.3.1 BUILDING MATERIALS

4.3.1.1 Indigenous Building Material used

4.3.1.2 Modern Building used

4.3.2 METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION

4.3.2.1 Stone, Mud wall and Cement mortar

4.3.2.1 Sandcrete Block, Adobe and Zinc roofing

4.4 CASE STUDY FOUR

4.4.1 BUILDING MATERIALS

4.4.1.1 Indigenous Building Material used

4.4.1.2 Modern Building used

4.4.2 METHOD OF CONTRUCTION

4.4.2.1 Sandcrete block and Mud block

4.4.2.2 Azara, Mud, wood and Zinc roofing.

CHAPTER FIVE 

5.1 CONCLUSION

5.2 RECOMMENDATION