Influence of Compacting Rate on the Properties of Compressed Earth Blocks

Table 3

Soil characteristics.

Properties	Value
Atterberg limits
Liquid limit (%)	33
Plastic limit (%)	25
Plasticity index	8
Soil classification
USCS	CL
Compaction
Maximum dry density (Mg/m^3)	1.83
Optimum moisture content (%)	11.8
Particle size (%)
Gravel (>2000 m)	8
Sand (75–2000 m)	64
Silt (2–75 μm)	16
Clay (<2 m)	12
pH
Value	6.67
Chemical composition (mg/L)
SiO2	76.6
TiO2	0.97
Al2O3	10.53
Fe2O3	3.24
MnO	0.05
MgO	1.58
CaO	0.37
Na2O	0.73
K2O	2.26
P2O5	0.16