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 503.5 MPa
Appro-Techno Terstaram3.6 MPa + impact
Ausbildungsverbund AVM CINVA Ram2.0 MPa
Cartem manual elephant block maker10.8 MPa
Ceratec ceraram2.4 MPa + impact
Concrete machinery systems BREPAK10.8 MPa
Nigerian building and road research NBRRI block making machine3.0 MPA
Sheltertech block press1-2 MPa
Societe nouvelle presse a parpaing1.1 MPa
TTera structure TPM1.2 MPa
Untata 10032.5 MPa
Urpata 50053.7 MPa