Research Article

Influence of Compacting Rate on the Properties of Compressed Earth Blocks

Table 2

Compaction pressure used for making earth blocks in previous studies.

Reference Compaction pressure

Burroughs [12]2.7 MPa
Cao et al. [13]10 MPa
Chan [14]10 MPa
Danso et al. [15]10 MPa
Danso et al. [16]10 MPa
Danso et al. [17]10 MPa
Gooding and Thomas [18]2–10 MPa
Millogo et al. [19]2 MPa
Walker and Stace [20]2 MPa
Walker [21]2–4 MPa
Walker [22]2 MPa
Donkor and Obonyo [23]1.6 MPa