Influence of Plantain Pseudostem Fibres and Lime on the Properties of Cement Mortar

Table 2

Quantity of specimens prepared.

Mix design	Types of test					Total
	Dry density	Compressive strength	Tensile strength	SEM	EDS
M-0	12	12	12	1	1	38
M-0.25	12	12	12	1	1	38
M-0.5	12	12	12	1	1	38
M-0.75	12	12	12	1	1	38
M-1	12	12	12	1	1	38
Total	60	60	60	5	5	190
	120 cubes		70 cylinders

SEM: scanning electron microscope; EDS: energy dispersive spectrometer.