“Water, which weighs about 7.8 pounds per gallon, should equal approximately half the weight of the cementitious material in the mix.”

“Various stabilizers for the adobes themselves have been developed, with most, however, relying on cementitious or asphalt-based compounds.”

“The interior walls have three coats of cementitious Portland cement plasters.”

“One may perhaps hazard the suggestion that the cemented roads of Hong Kong might be copied in Upper Burma in places where the roads are especially liable to landslips.”