Research Article
Prediction of Compressive Strength of Stabilized Earth Block Masonry
Table 4
Properties of stabilized earth blocks.
| | Property | No of specimens tested | Block type | | SB1 | SB2 | SB3 | SB4 |
| | Cement content (%) | — | 17.5 | 12.4 | 9.6 | 7.8 | | Water/cement ratio | — | 1.10 | 1.25 | 1.40 | 1.60 | | Density (kg/m3) | 12 | 1974 | 1967 | 1957 | 1944 | | Dry density (kg/m3) | 12 | 1921 | 1911 | 1897 | 1877 | | Water absorption rate (kg/m3) | 6 | 164 | 167 | 173 | 182 | | Compressive strength (MPa) | 6 | 12.19 (3.6%) | 7.42 (6.3%) | 5.81 (5.5%) | 4.61 (5.2%) | | Flexural tensile strength (MPa) | 6 | 1.12 (6.0%) | 1.04 (6.9%) | 0.97 (9.6%) | 0.83 (9.2%) |
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Note: numbers in parenthesis indicates COV values.
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