TY - JOUR
T1 - Mechanical and Economic Analysis of Soil-Cement Blocks Applied in Rural Housing
AU - Romero Jimenez, Jheny Zenaida
AU - Zamudio Asto, Heydi Susan
AU - Serrano Mendoza, Yeferson Antony
AU - Gamboa Tolentino, Erick Oswaldo
AU - Platero Morejón, Iralmy Yipsy
AU - Velasquez Montoya, Niel Iván
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the Faculty of Civil Engineering for promoting research in the field of soil engineering with the advice of their professors, as well as the company INVERSIONES GENERALES CENTAURO INGENIEROS SAC for having provided us with their soil laboratories for the corresponding tests with high quality standards.
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PY - 2023/9/1
Y1 - 2023/9/1
N2 - This research work performs a mechanical and economic analysis of soil-cement blocks as an alternative construction element for application in rural housing in the district of Pilcomayo located in Peru, since this area shows a high percentage of housing deficit and a high level of poverty among the inhabitants. To determine the mechanical analysis, compression tests were carried out on soil-cement blocks and prisms, as well as diagonal compression tests on walls; all these tests were carried out with dosages of 10%, 15% and 20% of cement. The optimum dosage to be applied as a soil-cement block turned out to be 15% cement, since it met all the minimum strength requirements of Standard E.070. Regarding the Economic Analysis of the soil-cement blocks, the technique of Unit Price Analysis was used to evaluate the cost of manufacturing and laying soil-cement blocks for 1 m2, then these results were compared with the cost of a conventional brick of the same study area. In the end, it was concluded that the soil-cement blocks turned out to be 11% cheaper than a conventional one, besides being more environmentally friendly, since for its production, it does not require firing as a traditional clay brick dose.
AB - This research work performs a mechanical and economic analysis of soil-cement blocks as an alternative construction element for application in rural housing in the district of Pilcomayo located in Peru, since this area shows a high percentage of housing deficit and a high level of poverty among the inhabitants. To determine the mechanical analysis, compression tests were carried out on soil-cement blocks and prisms, as well as diagonal compression tests on walls; all these tests were carried out with dosages of 10%, 15% and 20% of cement. The optimum dosage to be applied as a soil-cement block turned out to be 15% cement, since it met all the minimum strength requirements of Standard E.070. Regarding the Economic Analysis of the soil-cement blocks, the technique of Unit Price Analysis was used to evaluate the cost of manufacturing and laying soil-cement blocks for 1 m2, then these results were compared with the cost of a conventional brick of the same study area. In the end, it was concluded that the soil-cement blocks turned out to be 11% cheaper than a conventional one, besides being more environmentally friendly, since for its production, it does not require firing as a traditional clay brick dose.
KW - Blocks
KW - Dosage
KW - Economic
KW - Manufacture
KW - Resistance
KW - Soil-Cement
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U2 - 10.13189/cea.2023.110540
DO - 10.13189/cea.2023.110540
M3 - Original Article
AN - SCOPUS:85166571364
SN - 2332-1091
VL - 11
SP - 2792
EP - 2803
JO - Civil Engineering and Architecture
JF - Civil Engineering and Architecture
IS - 5
ER -