Soil-Cement: Its Use in Building

At a glance..

This book explores the use of soil-cement as a construction material, covering its properties, preparation methods, and applications.

The details..

"Soil-Cement: Its Use in Building" is a comprehensive guide to using soil-cement for construction purposes. The Inter-American Housing and Planning Centre provides an overview of the basic components of soils used as building materials, including their physical properties like internal friction, compressibility, elasticity and texture. It also covers identification techniques such as laboratory tests to determine granulometric analysis or states of consistency.

The second section focuses on how soil can be utilized as a construction material through stabilization processes that include consolidation or waterproofing with chemical treatment. Additionally it discusses different forms in which stabilized soils are used such as road bases or pavement layers.

The third part delves into preparing soil-cement mixtures by selecting appropriate samples based on ideal characteristics like clay content. This section describes mixing procedures along with recommendations for selection criteria when choosing cement types suitable for specific projects.

Lastly this publication includes supplementary field methods for identifying opoiltexture workability testing so readers can gain practical knowledge about working with these materials.