Research Article
Prediction of Compressive Strength of Stabilized Earth Block Masonry
Table 2
Physical properties of cement, sand, and soil.
| Properties | Cement | River sand | Soil |
| Specific gravity | 3.15 | 2.67 | 2.37 | Bulk density (kg/m3) | 1362 | 1667 | 1348 | Fineness modulus | 0.67 | 2.95 | 1.09 | Clay + silt (%) | | 1.5 | 45.8 | Sand (%) | | 69.2 | 50.2 | Gravel (%) | | 29.3 | 4.0 | Liquid limit LL (%) | | — | 16 | Plastic limit PL (%) | | — | 15 | Plastic Index PI (%) | | — | 1.07 |
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