Abstract: Soil-cement blocks and cement-soil mortars are used for the load bearing masonry. The paper deals with the scantily explored area of tensile bond strength of soil-cement block masonry using cement-soil mortars. Influence ...

Abstract: Stabilized mud blocks (SMBs) are manufactured by compacting a wetted mixture of soil, sand, and stabilizer in a machine into a high-density block. Such blocks are used for the construction of load-bearing masonry. Cement ...