Paper Title
THERMOMECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MIXTURES OF LATERITE AND WOOD CHIPS

Abstract
Abstract - In Senegal, thermal insulation in buildings, caused by rising temperatures due to global warming, is a major problem that requires relevant responses. In addition to this scourge, add the high cost of construction. Indeed, the price of construction does not increase because of the materials used, notably Portland cement among others. However, to solve these problems, researchers are considering the use of local materials such as laterite in order to reduce the cost of construction but also to mix them with thermal insulators like wood, which will make it possible to improve the thermal properties of the Laterite-wood chip composite. It is in this sense that our study will be mainly focused on the thermomechanical characterization of mixtures of laterite and wood compounds. This study showed that the best mechanical strengths were obtained at 1% and 2% of chips in the mixture while thermal strengths increased with the quantity of chips. Keywords - Characterization, Resistance, Thermal Insulation, Thermo Mechanical, Wood Chips.