Research Article
Effect of Peat on Physicomechanical Properties of Cemented Brick
Table 2
Mixing composition of one brick sample.
| | Mix design | Cement (g) | Water (g) | Sand (g) | Peat soil (g) | Total (g) | Optimum moisture
content (%) | Percentage of peat volume (%) |
| | Control mix | 991 | 416 | 2313 | 0 | 3720 | 18 | 0% | | P-05 | 898 | 395 | 1946 | 150 | 3389 | 19 | 13% | | P-10 | 773 | 356 | 1547 | 258 | 2934 | 20 | 28% | | P-15 | 703 | 337 | 1288 | 351 | 2679 | 21 | 37% | | P-20 | 661 | 331 | 1102 | 441 | 2535 | 22 | 44% | | P-25 | 568 | 284 | 852 | 473 | 2177 | 22 | 54% |
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