Abstract: In the process of compressive strength testing of Compressed Earth Blocks, displacement is usually observed to be high at the early stages of application of stress on compressed earth block specimens. This paper sets out to study this behaviour. A strain test was conducted on compressed earth blocks produced from the same soil type with 9 per cent optimum moisture content. The results revealed that the high displacement is usually due to inadequate compaction pressure during the production process. A minimum production compaction pressure for compressed earth block was deduced from the study to be 2.5N/m2 on both bed faces of the block.
Keywords: Compressed earth, Stress and strain, Compressive strength, Durability, Sustainability.
Title: Strain in Compressed Earth Block with Increase in Stress
Author: C. Egenti, J. M. Khatib
International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering Research
ISSN 2348-7607 (Online)
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