A4 | 36 min | 36 min | 10 min | Silty soil |
A5 | 36 min | 41 min | 10 min | Silty soil |
A6 | 36 min | 40 min | 11 min | Clayey soil |
A7 | 36 min | 41 min | 11 min & PI ≤ LL-30 | Clayey soil |
36 min | 41 min | 11 min & PI > LL-30 | Clayey soil |
Jawaj | Mean W of 5 bricks (%) | 12.26 | 14.72 | 15.72 | 15.98 | 11.17 | 9.88 | |
Classification | ES 86:2001 | A | A | A | A | A | A | |
ASTM C 62-97a | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | ||
Mean saturation coefficients of 5 bricks % | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.39 | 0.37 | ||
Classification | ES 86:2001 | A | A | A | A | A | A | |
ASTM C 62-97a | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | ||
Sene | Mean W of 5 bricks (%) | 17.48 | 19.12 | 21.07 | 18.60 | 17.43 | 21.38 | |
Classification | ES 86:2001 | A | A | A | A | A | A | |
ASTM C 62-97a | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | ||
Mean saturation coefficients of 5 bricks (%) | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.57 | ||
Classification | ES 86:2001 | B | B | B | A | A | A | |
ASTM C 62-97a | MW | MW | MW | SW | SW | SW | ||
Clay soil | Mean W |
12.98 | 12.04 | 11.86 | 10.67 | 9.48 | 8.88 | |
Classification | (ES 86:2001) | A | A | A | A | A | A | |
ASTM C 62-97a | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | ||
Mean saturation coefficients of 5 bricks (%) | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.65 | ||
Classification | (ES 86:2001) | B | B | B | A | A | A | |
ASTM C 62-97a | MW | MW | MW | SW | SW | SW |
Specific gravity | 2.55 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
LL (%) | 38 | 38 | 33.94 |
PL (%) | 20 | 23 | 19.27 |
PI (%) | 19 | 16 | 14.7 |
MDD |
1,684 | 1,614 | 1,870 |
OMC |
18 | 19 | 14.6 |
AASHTO class | A6 | A6 | A6 |
JTMSs | 63.00 | 17.59 | 5.34 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 1.14 | 2.10 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.26 | 1.75 | 8.19 | 0.34 |
STMSs | 61.38 | 18.48 | 5.90 | 0.66 | 1.14 | 1.84 | 1.14 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.28 | 0.65 | 8.38 | 0.32 |
Sand | 2.63–2.67 |
Silt | 2.65–2.7 |
Clay and silty clay | 2.67–2.9 |
Organic soil | < 2 |
JTMSs bricks | Mean compressive strength of 5 bricks (MPa) | 11 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | |
Classification | ES 86:2001 | C | B | B | B | C | C | |
ASTM C 62-97a | NW | NW | MW | MW | NW | NW | ||
STMSs bricks | Mean compressive strength of 5 bricks | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Classification | ES 86:2001 | D | C | C | C | C | C | |
ASTM C 62-97a | - | NW | NW | NW | NW | NW | ||
JTMSs and STMSs bricks | Mean compressive strength of 5 bricks | 9.4 | 12.8 | 16.4 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 11.3 | |
Classification | ES 86:2001 | D | B | B | B | B | C | |
ASTM C 62-97a | D | C | C | C | C | C | ||
Clay soil bricks | Mean compressive strength of 5 bricks | 8.10 | 8.58 | 10.8 | 13.02 | 15.25 | 17.36 | |
Classification | ES 86:2001 | D | D | C | C | B | B | |
ASTM C 62-97a | - | - | NW | NW | MW | MW |