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/m^3)	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