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Figure 4.23: UMU Mini-Blocks; Five Saturation Cycles
Figure 4.24: UMU Mini-Blocks; Six Saturation Cycles
No significant detrimental effects on SCEB integrity can be observed in Figures
4.20 - 4.24. The UCS results from the durability tests are displayed in tabular format in
Appendix 8.3.3.
4.2.3.2. Mini-Block Optimal Soil Mix Results
The average dry density, UCS, and Young‟s Modulus of the blocks described in
Section 4.2.2.2 are reported in Table 4.15. Displayed in Figure 4.26, the results show an
obvious trend over the range of ratios tested. For soil mix ratios of 1:2.5 to 1:3.5, as the
relative amount of sand aggregate increases in the mix, the average compressive strength
of the specimens tested also increases. The results from the 1:4 soil mix ratio clearly
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