Autor: |
Reddy, Venkatarama BV, Lal, Richardson, Rao, Nanjunda KS |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2007 |
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Zdroj: |
IndraStra Global. |
ISSN: |
2381-3652 |
Popis: |
Large numbers of soil-cement block masonry buildings exist in India and many other countries. The paper deals with an experimental study on the influence of soil grading on the characteristics of soil-cement blocks and shear-bond strength of soil-cement block masonry triplets. Influence of clay content of the soil-cement block on strength, absorption and durability characteristics, and interfacial mortar-block bond strength has been examined. Some of the major conclusions of the study are: (1) optimum clay content leading to maximum strength is in the range of 14–16%; (2) saturated water content of the blocks increases with increase in clay content of the block; (3) initial rate of absorption decreases with increase in clay content of the block; (4) weight loss after ASTM wire scratch test is minimum when the clay content of the block is about 16%; and (5) optimum clay content for the highest modulus for the blocks and for highest shear-bond strength is about 16%. |
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OpenAIRE |
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