EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF PRESSED COMPOSITE EARTH BRICK

M Prasanth, Rejith Thomas, S Sandana Socrates, S Sasi Kumar, S S Manu

Abstract: Earth block is a construction material made primarily from soil. Compressed earth blocks have been widely used to construct many older structures which was found more economical. The present study involves the use of different admixtures which can improve the compressive strength of the pressed composite earth brick. As soil is abundant in nature, the compressed earth bricks can be manufactured in large quantity. By using this method, buildings of uniform component sizes can be made which leads to faster construction with lesser cost. The surface of building can be finished with clay mortar or cement mortar.

Keywords: compression, brick, mould, economical

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0408018