Alkali-activated binder as stabilizer in compressed Earth blocks

• Main Authors: Ongpeng, Jason Maximino C., Gapuz, E., Andres, J. J. S., Prudencio, D., Cuadlisan, J., Tadina, M., Zacarias, A., Benauro, D., Pabustan, A.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2020
• Subjects: Adobe brick; Pressed brick; Binders (Materials); Civil Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3706; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/4708/type/native/viewcontent/012042.html
• Institution: De La Salle University

Compressed earth blocks (CEB) has number of advantages: cost and energy efficient, eco-friendly, non-toxic, and fireproof. It is composed of available compressed soil near project site with binders as stabilizers. From literature, adding ordinary Portland cement (OPC) as stabilizer is practiced. How...