Study of the Compressive Strength Characteristic for Compressed Earth Blocks Produced from Laylan Area South Eastern Kirkuk/ Iraq

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Applied Geology, Collage of Science, Kirkuk University, Kirkuk, Iraq.

2 Department of Geology, College of Science, Kirkuk University, Kirkuk, Iraq

Abstract

Compressive strength characteristic was studied for compressed earth block produced from Laylan area south eastern Kirkuk through the compressed earth blocks samples were prepared with dimensions (8.8*6.3*2.2( cm3 based on the international Standards (ASR 671:1996, ASR 674:1996(, the unconfined compressive strength the blocks models was examined after different period curing (7,14,28( under laboratory condition ranging in value between )30.1-42.6 MPa) these results are according to engineering specifications is an approach to the un-confined compressive strength values of the concrete blocks and these result are considered good in comparison to the un-confined compressive strength values of the fired bricks..

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