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to produce the mini-blocks tested for this analysis. The exact proportions are displayed
in Table 4.10.
Soil Mix Ratio 1:2.5 Soil Mix Ratio 1:3
Material Mass % Mass Material Mass % Mass
Sand [g] 2,000.2 67.4% Sand [g] 2,100.9 70.8%
Clay [g] 800 26.9% Clay [g] 700.6 23.6%
Cement [g] 168.6 5.7% Cement [g] 168.7 5.7%
Water [g] 273.7 8.4% Water [g] 274.5 8.5%
Soil Mix Ratio 1:3.5 Soil Mix Ratio 1:4
Material Mass % Mass Material Mass % Mass
Sand [g] 2,177.1 73.3% Sand [g] 2,240.0 75.5%
Clay [g] 622.8 21.0% Clay [g] 560.0 18.9%
Cement [g] 168.4 5.7% Cement [g] 168.4 5.7%
Water [g] 274.1 8.5% Water [g] 274.2 8.5%
Table 4.10
Mini-blocks were produced in accordance with the detailed description in
Section 3.6 for durability testing. The exact composition of the soil mixes used in mini-
block production is shown in Tables 4.11 & 4.12.
Soil #11:
Soil mix used for mini-block production:
Soil #11Mini-Block Composition
Material Mass % Mass
Soil #15:
Sand [g] 4201 64.6%
Clay [g] 1400.7 21.5%
Cement [g] 336.6 5.2%
Water [g] 569.1 8.7%
Table 4.11
Soil mix used for mini-block production:
Soil #15 Mini-Block Composition
Material Mass % Mass
Sand [g] 4200.2 64.2%
Clay [g] 1400.0 21.4%
Cement [g] 336.0 5.1%
Water [g] 606.7 9.3%
Table 4.12
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