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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Identification of Key Factors Governing Compressive Strength in Cement-Stabilized Rammed Earth: A Controlled Assessment of Soil Powdering Prior to Mixing.

Piotr Narloch, Łukasz Rosicki

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Piotr NarlochFaculty of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Al. Armii Ludowej 16, 00-637 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5112-4498
Łukasz RosickiFaculty of Civil Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Al. Armii Ludowej 16, 00-637 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7293-6671

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the influence of soil preparation method and initial moisture content on the compressive strength of cement-stabilized rammed earth (CSRE). Cube samples stabilized with 7-12% cement were compacted using a manual rammer, cured for up to 28 days, and tested according to adapted EN 12390-3 procedures. These results indicated that eliminating the powdering step improved laboratory efficiency and produced specimens more representative of field practice. These findings demonstrate that labor-intensive powdering of natural soils is unnecessary, provided that moisture is accurately determined, thereby improving both laboratory efficiency and consistency with field practice. The outcomes contribute to optimizing laboratory methodologies for earthen construction materials.

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bulk densitycement contentcement-stabilizedcompressive strengthcuring timeloading directionmoisture contentrammed earthsoil powdering

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PMID41515754
PMCPMC12786810

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