Estudo comparativo da resistência à compressão do material solo-cimento.

Abstract

The aim of this work was to relate the unconfined compressive strength presented by soil-cement specimens as well as bricks and masonry panels laid up with plain mortar. Soil samples were submitted to characterization tests and to unconfined compressive tests. The cement dosage was obtained by means of the simplified process for soil-cement dosage. The defined dosage 8% of cement, in weight, basis, was mixed to soil and then submitted to compaction tests as well as to unconfined compressive tests in order to determine the optimum moisture, the maximum dry density and the compressive resistance. Either specimens and bricks were moulded according to brazilian rules and the 60 x 60 cm2 masonry panel was laid up with plain mortar and built with 1:1:5 of cement, lime and sandy soil