1. Shelter something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal,or thing is protected from st orms, missiles, adverseconditions, etc.

.; refuge. the protection or refuge afforded by such a thing: He tookshelter in a nearby barn. protection from blame, incrimination, etc. a dwelling place or home considered as a refuge from theelements: Everyone's basic need s are food, clothing, andshelter. a building serving as a temporary refuge or residence forhomeless persons, abandoned an imals, etc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/shelter 2. Wall unit a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room

http://www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/wall_unit.htm 3. Nigeria a country on the coast of West Africa; population 149,229,100 (est. 2009); languages, English (official), Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, and others; capital, Abuja. The site of highly developed kingdoms in the Middle Ages, the area came under British influence during the 19th century and was made into a single colony in 1914. Independence came in 1960 and the state became a federal republic in 1963, remaining a member of the Commonwealth. Oil was discovered in the 1960s and 1970s, since when Nigeria has emerged as one of the worlds major exporters. The country was suspended from the Commonwealth 1995-9 following the execution of the writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa (b.1941) in 1995

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4. Sandcrete Blocks The term sandcrete comes from "concrete" by replacing the first syllable "con" with the word "sand". This is done to make it clear that this building product contains only sand as an aggregate, and no stones. It can also be called "fina-grained concrete" but the new term sandcrete is preferred as it corresponds to landcrete. A pallet is put into the mould box of the machine and the box is filled with a mixture of cement and sand; then the lid of the machine is used to compact the material to the required size (for proportions of the mix, see the Table).

Unlike landcrete blocks, sandcrete blocks have to be made upon a pallet, as they are too soft to be carried when freshly made. Differently shaped blocks can be made with this machine by changing the height of the pallet or by using inserts.

http://autonopedia.org/buildings_and_shelter/Rural_Building/Sandcrete_Blocks.html 5. CEMENT a powder of alumina, silica, lime, iron oxide, and magnesium oxide burned together in a kiln and finely pulverized and used as an ingredient of mortar and concrete;also : any mixture used for a similar purpose a binding element or agency: as a substance to make objects adhere to each other something serving to unite firmly <justice is the cementthat holds a political community together R. M. Hutchins> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cement 6. WATER the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H2O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0 C and boils at 100 C, has a maximum density at 4 C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water 7. density 1the degree of compactness of a substance:a reduction in bone density (also packing density) Computing a measure of the amount of information on a storage medium:[as modifier, in combination]:a low-density floppy disk Physics the quantity of mass per unit volume of a substance. the opacity of a photographic image. 2the quantity of people or things in a given area or space:areas of low population density[count noun]:a density of 10,000 per square mile http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/density 8. POZZOLANA finely divided siliceous or siliceous and aluminous material that reacts chemically with slaked lime at ordinary temperature and in the presence of moisture to form a strong slow-hardening cement http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pozzolana

9. Masonry is the building of structures from individual units laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves. The common materials of masonry construction are brick, stone, marble, granite, travertine, limestone, cast stone,concrete block, glass block, stucco, and tile. Masonry is generally a highly durable form of construction. However, the materials used, the quality of the mortar and workmanship, and the pattern in which the units are assembled can significantly affect the durability of the overall masonry construction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonry 10. nigerian industrial standard a standard reference document developed by the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) which prescribes the minimum requirement and uses of sandcrete blocks. These requirements include the quality of materials, the methods and procedure to employ for production and testing of the final products to ensure compliance to prescribed standard. http://www.ppml.url.tw/EPPM_Journal/volumns/02_01_January_2012/ID_016_2_1_37_46.pdf 11. load-bearing. Type of construction in which walls, blank or punctuated with openings, support the floors, roofs, etc., as opposed to a structure based on theframe principle, as in timberframed construction. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-loadbearing.html 12. NON-LOAD-BEARING not capable of carrying superimposed loads for use in masonry construction http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-load-bearing%20tile 13. Core area The heartland of a nation, usually more advanced than the rest of the nation, with an intense feeling of native culture and nationality. Some writers have suggested that the core area acts as the crucible from which a state grows, and while this is true of some European states, many African states, for example, were created quite arbitrarily, and have later forged a national identity. It has also been suggested that if the core fails, the state will languish. http://www.answers.com/topic/core-area-1#ixzz28JDw8u00

14. GROSS AREA the total area across a masonry unit including the hollow spaces

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gross%20area 15. AGGREGATE a mass or body of units or parts somewhat loosely associated with one another the whole sum or amount : SUM TOTAL a rock composed of mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments : an aggregate rock any of several hard inert materials (as sand, gravel, or slag) used for mixing with a cementing material to form concrete, mortar, or plaster a clustered mass of individual soil particles varied in shape, ranging in size from a microscopic granule to a smallcrumb, and considered the basic structural unit of soil http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggregate 16. silt fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour. [count noun] a bed or layer of silt. technical sediment whose particles are between clay and sand in size (typically 0.0020.06 mm). http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/silt 17. Rice hulls are the hard protecting coverings of grains of rice. In addition to protecting rice during the growing season, rice hulls can be put to use as building material, fertilizer, insulation material, or fuel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_hulls