Laboratory Investigations into the Bearing Capacity of Straw Bales for Low-Rise Building Applications

Table 2

The parameters of plastered straw bale specimens.

Designation	Straw bales					Plaster				Composite bales
	Length (mm)	Width (mm)	Height (mm)	Weight (kg)	Density (kgm^−3)	Length (mm)	Width (mm)	Thickness (mm)	Strength (MPa)	Ultimate strength (MPa)	Vertical displacement (mm)
11A	490	390	200	8.10	212	250	230	5	8.0	46.5	3.012
11B	490	390	200	8.12	212	250	230	5	8.0	56.0	3.366
11C	500	390	200	8.10	208	250	230	5	8.0	38.5	4.748
12A	490	400	210	8.04	195	250	230	9	8.0	78.5	3.485
12B	490	400	210	7.94	193	250	230	9	8.0	45.8	3.063
12C	490	400	200	8.04	205	250	230	9	8.0	40.3	3.079
13A	500	400	200	8.00	200	250	230	13	8.0	83.1	3.588
13B	490	400	200	8.04	205	250	230	13	8.0	85.5	3.503
13C	500	390	200	8.06	207	250	230	13	8.0	104.7	3.861
14A	490	390	200	7.94	208	250	230	9	6.4	50.2	3.538
14B	490	390	210	8.06	201	250	230	9	6.4	57.7	4.516
14C	500	390	210	8.02	196	250	230	9	6.4	27.9	3.311
15A	490	390	210	8.10	202	250	230	9	10.2	68.0	2.211
15B	500	390	200	8.00	205	250	230	9	10.2	101.0	3.073
15C	490	390	200	8.10	212	250	230	9	10.2	73.9	2.073
16A	500	400	190	8.06	212	250	230	9	8.0	77.0	3.351
16B	500	410	200	8.06	197	250	230	9	8.0	64.2	3.128
16C	490	400	210	8.02	195	250	230	9	8.0	64.4	3.222
17A	500	400	200	8.02	201	518	418	9	8.0	107.9	3.338
17B	500	400	200	8.02	201	518	418	9	8.0	80.2	3.282
17C	500	400	200	8.08	202	518	418	9	8.0	109.2	3.052