Research Article
Prediction of Compressive Strength of Stabilized Earth Block Masonry
Table 3
Materials used in blocks, mortar, and masonry.
| Specimen | Size (mm3) | Designation | Cement: sand/soil (by volume ratio) | Material used (kg) | No. of samples | Cement | River sand | Soil | Water |
| Blocks | 205 × 105 × 65 | SB1 | 1 : 4 | 1.00 | — | 4.73 | 1.10 | 6 | SB2 | 1 : 6 | 1.00 | — | 7.09 | 1.25 | 6 | SB3 | 1 : 8 | 1.00 | — | 9.45 | 1.40 | 6 | SB4 | 1 : 10 | 1.00 | — | 11.81 | 1.60 | 6 |
| Mortar (cement-local soil) | 150 × 150 × 150 | MSo5 | 1 : 5 | 1.00 | — | 5.91 | 1.18 | 6 | MSo7 | 1 : 7 | 1.00 | — | 8.27 | 1.32 | 6 | MSo9 | 1 : 9 | 1.00 | — | 10.63 | 1.50 | 6 |
| Mortar (cement-river sand) | 150 × 150 × 150 | MSa5 | 1 : 5 | 1.00 | 7.30 | — | 1.30 | 6 | MSa7 | 1 : 7 | 1.00 | 10.23 | — | 1.55 | 6 | MSa9 | 1 : 9 | 1.00 | 13.15 | — | 1.80 | 6 |
| Masonry prism (with three types of local soil mortar as a joint layer) | 205 × 105 × 215 | | 4 types of blocks and 3 types of joint mortar | | | | | 72 (6 each for one block type and one mortar type) |
| Masonry prism (with three types of river sand mortar as a joint layer) | 205 × 105 × 215 | | 4 types of blocks and 3 types of joint mortar | | | | | 72 (6 each for one block type and one mortar type) |
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