Research Article
Influence of Compacting Rate on the Properties of Compressed Earth Blocks
Table 1
Commercial compaction machines and pressure.
| Machine | Compaction pressure |
| Altech Geo 50 | 3.5 MPa | Appro-Techno Terstaram | 3.6 MPa + impact | Ausbildungsverbund AVM CINVA Ram | 2.0 MPa | Cartem manual elephant block maker | 10.8 MPa | Ceratec ceraram | 2.4 MPa + impact | Concrete machinery systems BREPAK | 10.8 MPa | Nigerian building and road research NBRRI block making machine | 3.0 MPA | Sheltertech block press | 1-2 MPa | Societe nouvelle presse a parpaing | 1.1 MPa | TTera structure TPM | 1.2 MPa | Untata 1003 | 2.5 MPa | Urpata 5005 | 3.7 MPa |
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