International Journal of Engineering Research

The paper deals with understanding of laterite as a building material and study of their various properties. Observations of the structures built in laterite blocks would be the part of the study. The research aimed at providing appropriate use of laterite as a building material. The rising construction cost and drive towards locally available material have fuelled a demand for this product in recent years. The basic properties of laterite should be studied. This will thus help in understanding it better as a building material. The method used for research was survey and observation analysis. Literature reviews, interviews and case study based inferences and findings showed that Laterite is found in tropical regions and the structures built in laterite are mostly of load bearing. The study also showed that laterite can be considered as a very good construction material for building various structure like residential buildings, bridges etc.