Evaluation of stabilized earth blocks in construction Of Nonstructural walls with different additives

Abstract

Earth as a building material has already known for centuries started with plain mud and straw utilized sun dried producing brick adobe with low strength and durability until its evolved to become fired clay brick with mass rapid production in the kiln. In the growing concern of awareness regarding sustainable building material and environmental issue, Stabilized Earth Brick (SEB) give the view of energy efficient, cost reduction and environmental friendly building materials, overall contribution on the sustainable development. It turned out that SEB properties can be very easy bear comparison with other materials such as concrete block or normal fired brick.Stabilized earth is an alternative building material that is significantly cheaper than using conventional brick and concrete.Various compositions of lime and cement were used with different soil Types as additives in earth block molding and then were pressed with a pressed to provide Compaction and a definite shape in solid form. Drying and curing was done before the blocks were tested for strength. Although the strength yielded by the blocks was not comparable to that of fired clay brick, it produced rewarding results regarding the reduction of GHG emission, energy consumption and overall cost of production.