Research Article

Sustainable Use of Tepetate Composite in Earthen Structure

Table 1

Materials standard compaction.

MaterialMaximum dry unit weight (KN/m3)Optimum moisture (%)

Natural tepetate12.6728.5
Tepetate-CaOH 2%12.4727.5
Tepetate-CaOH 4%12.5528
Tepetate-CaOH 6%12.7327.8
Tepetate-CaOH 8%12.9426.5
Tepetate-CaOH 10%12.7927.5
Tepetate-CaOH 12%12.8128.5
Tepetate-CaOH 15%13.0926.5
Tepetate-CaOH 20%13.1925.5