Experimental Study on the Production and Mechanical Behavior of Compressed Lime-Cement-Stabilized Interlock Soil Blocks

Table 7

Mechanical properties of soil blocks.

	Block from soil type A			Block from soil type B
Stabilizer proportion	2%L + 6%C	3%L + 8%C	4%L + 10%C	6%C	8%C	10%C
Average compressive strength (MPa)	1.8	2.25	2.8	2.87	3.38	4.2
Mean initial tangent modulus (MPa)	1721.5	2151.8	2305.5	2050.5	2155.67	2536.1
Mean secant modulus (MPa)	995.1	1227.7	1392.9	1147.8	1338.1	1122.0
Standard deviation of initial tangent modulus	2.55	2.85	3.1	2.20	4.20	5.62
Standard deviation of tangent modulus	1.47	1.77	2.1	2.30	3.87	4.83
Average yield strain	0.001	0.001	0.001	0.0015	0.0015	0.0015
Average ultimate strain	0.0085	0.0085	0.01	0.016	0.016	0.017

L stands for lime and C is for cement.