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Rammed Earth: - Laterite Soil - Cement Stabilized - Slip Form Moulds - Developed With Soil Block Columns

This document discusses rammed earth construction techniques including using laterite soil stabilized with cement in slip form molds. It provides strength test results for rammed earth panels made with sandy and clayey soils stabilized with 6-10% cement. Recommendations are made for minimum flexural strength and opening sizes in load-bearing rammed earth walls. Examples of a model house and rammed earth home built by CHPB are shown. Cost estimates are provided for soil block walls with different cement contents and comparisons to other wall materials.

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Rammed Earth: - Laterite Soil - Cement Stabilized - Slip Form Moulds - Developed With Soil Block Columns

This document discusses rammed earth construction techniques including using laterite soil stabilized with cement in slip form molds. It provides strength test results for rammed earth panels made with sandy and clayey soils stabilized with 6-10% cement. Recommendations are made for minimum flexural strength and opening sizes in load-bearing rammed earth walls. Examples of a model house and rammed earth home built by CHPB are shown. Cost estimates are provided for soil block walls with different cement contents and comparisons to other wall materials.

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Rammed earth

Laterite soil
Cement stabilized
Slip form moulds
Developed with soil block columns

Strength results
Soil
Sandy

Cement

Average strength (N/mm2)

fk (N/mm2)

6%

2.47

2.06

3.525

2.94

3.71

3.09

2.03

1.69

1.97

1.64

2.82

2.35

1.82

1.52

2.06

1.72

2.30

1.92

8%

10%
Hard laterite

6%

8%

10%
clayey

6%

8%

10%

Ratio of wet/ dry strength of rammed earth panels


Soil type

Cement %

Dry strength Wet strength Ratio of wet


strength
to
dry
strength

Kabok

6%

2.03

1.30

0.64

Clay

6%

1.82

0.85

0.46

The ratio of wet to dry strength of 0.33 0.5 may be regarded a


suitable depending on the severity of rainfall
Flexural strength of rammed earth 0.275 N/mm2
Recommended minimum value is 0.1N/mm2 (NZ Standard)

Recommended opening sizes in


earth buildings with load-bearing
walls

Model house at CHPB

A rammed earth house


(Photograph provided by CHPB)

Cost of soil block walls


Cement

Total cost (Rs./m2) current


prices

Soil at site

Soil bought

2%

424.60

489.60

4%

502.60

567.60

6%

580.60

645.60

8%

658.60

723.60

Cost of different walling materials

9 brick work =Rs.800/m2


4.5 brick work =Rs.490/m2
8 cement blocks=Rs.700/m2
6cement blocks=Rs.585/m2
4cement blocks=Rs.417/m2
6 stabilized rammed earth and soil block
columns =Rs. 740/m2

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