Research Article
Laboratory Investigations into the Bearing Capacity of Straw Bales for Low-Rise Building Applications
Table 1
The parameters of straw bale specimens.
| | Designation | Length (mm) | Width (mm) | Height (mm) | Weight (kg) | Density (kgm−3) | Ultimate strength (MPa) | Elastic modulus (MPa) | Poisson’s ratio |
| | 1A | 510 | 397 | 161 | 7.76 | 237 | 0.31 | 0.282 | 0.13 | | 1B | 485 | 391 | 180 | 7.86 | 230 | 0.34 | 0.257 | 0.14 | | 1C | 500 | 397 | 178 | 7.90 | 222 | 0.24 | 0.179 | 0.11 | | 2A | 492 | 227 | 382 | 7.88 | 184 | 0.07 | 0.531 | 0.20 | | 2B | 495 | 224 | 396 | 7.94 | 181 | 0.06 | 0.293 | 0.17 | | 2C | 498 | 243 | 362 | 7.88 | 180 | 0.06 | 0.237 | 0.23 | | 3A | 372 | 235 | 371 | 7.92 | 243 | 0.09 | 0.617 | 0.31 | | 3B | 385 | 217 | 474 | 7.90 | 199 | 0.05 | 0.149 | 0.29 | | 3C | 386 | 219 | 474 | 277.94 | 198 | 0.05 | 0.183 | 0.26 | | 4A | 501 | 401 | 124 | 3.80 | 151 | 0.22 | 0.195 | 0.11 | | 4B | 507 | 407 | 120 | 3.80 | 152 | 0.09 | 0.107 | 0.35 | | 4C | 515 | 440 | 121 | 3.80 | 139 | 0.04 | 0.044 | 0.17 | | 5A | 472 | 372 | 251 | 11.86 | 268 | 0.75 | 0.621 | 0.15 | | 5B | 500 | 392 | 238 | 11.62 | 249 | 0.56 | 0.404 | 0.13 | | 5C | 493 | 381 | 247 | 11.56 | 249 | 0.61 | 0.281 | 0.26 | | 6A | 520 | 425 | 234 | 15.88 | 307 | 0.60 | 0.445 | 0.17 | | 6B | 500 | 406 | 263 | 15.90 | 298 | 0.54 | 0.366 | 0.14 | | 6C | 500 | 395 | 263 | 15.92 | 306 | 0.65 | 0.353 | 0.29 | | 7A | 535 | 397 | 194 | 5.71 | 138 | 0.05 | 0.068 | 0.17 | | 7B | 485 | 380 | 207 | 5.84 | 153 | 0.10 | 0.122 | 0.12 | | 7C | 527 | 398 | 203 | 5.86 | 138 | 0.05 | 0.070 | 0.11 | | 8A | 527 | 450 | 288 | 11.40 | 166 | 0.16 | 0.059 | 0.20 | | 8B | 492 | 380 | 294 | 12.14 | 221 | 0.37 | 0.182 | 0.35 | | 8C | 470 | 377 | 275 | 11.90 | 244 | 0.48 | 0.369 | 0.16 | | 9A | 495 | 390 | 319 | 18.08 | 294 | 0.85 | 0.496 | 0.33 | | 9B | 522 | 402 | 305 | 17.52 | 273 | 0.60 | 0.433 | 0.32 | | 9C | 510 | 403 | 295 | 17.74 | 292 | 0.69 | 0.697 | 0.33 | | 10A | 520 | 407 | 340 | 23.96 | 333 | 1.19 | 0.565 | 0.38 | | 10B | 537 | 443 | 335 | 23.92 | 299 | 0.63 | 0.452 | 0.29 | | 10C | 522 | 408 | 329 | 23.68 | 338 | 1.20 | 0.615 | 0.34 |
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