Soil property apotheosis to corral the finest compressive strength of unbaked adobe bricks

The aim of the present study was to find out co-relationship between different physical parameters (soil grain size and Atterberg’s limit) of soil and compressive strength of adobe bricks. Nine different soil samples were collected from assorted locations of Gujarat, India and classified according to ASTM D3282. Changes in the physical properties were determined by mixing high clay containing soil with high sand containing soil. Adobe bricks form all the different soil types and there mixtures were prepared and tested for its compressive strength. Bricks with high compressive strength can be prepared from the soil with sand content 53 ± 3%, silt + clay content 48 ± 5% and Plastic Limit (PL) in the range of 2–6.