Prediction of Compressive Strength of Stabilized Earth Block Masonry

Table 3

Materials used in blocks, mortar, and masonry.

Specimen	Size (mm^3)	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)