Effects of Recycled Expanded Polystyrene Beads on the Mechanical and Physical Properties of Cement-Stabilized Compressed Earth Bricks

Table 1

Soil properties [17].

Parameters	Results
Optimum water content	16.7%
Liquidity limit	40.64%
Plasticity limit	21.45%
Plasticity index	19.18%
Specific surface area BET (m^2/g)	35.68 ± 0.19
Methylene blue index (g/100 g)	5.89 ± 0.11
Clay	25%
Silt	7%
Fine sand	3%
Medium sand	14%
Coarse sand	51%