Prediction of Compressive Strength of Stabilized Earth Block Masonry

Table 5

Properties of cement-soil and cement-sand mortar cubes.

Mortar composition; C : So : Sa	W/c ratio	Designation	Density (kg/m^3)	Water absorption rate (kg/m^3)	Compressive strength (MPa)
1 : 5 : 0	1.18	MSo5	1973	165	6.90 (4.8%)
1 : 7 : 0	1.32	MSo7	1962	170	5.32 (2.6%)
1 : 9 : 0	1.50	MSo9	1949	177	4.19 (6.0%)
1 : 0 : 5	1.30	MSa5	1846	261	4.77 (6.1%)
1 : 0 : 7	1.55	MSa7	1808	267	2.89 (3.7%)
1 : 0 : 9	1.80	MSa9	1784	275	1.64 (6.3%)

C, cement; So, local soil; Sa, river sand. Numbers in parenthesis indicates COV values.