In recent years, we have witnessed an interesting jump in research on the valuation of so-called traditional materials. We are looking for low-cost housing due to the scarcity and excessive cost of housing for developing countries, particularly, Morocco. Compressed earth blocks (CEB) can be stabilized by alfa fibers, to improve some of its properties.

The objective of this study is to analyze the effect of the influence of the compaction stress and the content of alfa fibers on the mechanical and thermal characteristics of CEB. In this context, a mixture composed of soil, stabilized with three contents of cement (5%, 6.5% and 8%) and three contents of alfa fibers (1%, 2% and 3%) is compared to the dry global mixture. The mixtures are compacted in the static single-acting mode by applying four compaction stresses (1MPa, 2MPa, 3MPa and 4MPa).

This study also showed that the increase in the compaction stress leads to the improvement of the dry compressive strength.

alfa fibers, construction, compressed earth blocks (CEB).

Received: July 31, 2021; Revised: September 18, 2021; Accepted: October 28, 2021; Published: December 8, 2021

How to cite this article: Y. Jamil, S. Nasla, K. Bougtaib, K. Gueraoui and M. Cherraj, The influence of compaction stress and alfa fiber content on the physico-chemical characterization of compressed earth blocks (CEB), JP Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 24(2) (2021), 265-282. DOI: 10.17654/0973576321004

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