Study for the elaboration of adobe blocks based

on vegetable fibers
First Author1, Second Author2,*, Third Author3

1
College of Engineering, Boston University, Boston, 02215, Massachusetts, United States
2
Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Faculty, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 91125, California, United States
3
College of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 19104, Pennsylvania, United States
*Corresponding Author: Second Author@gmail.com

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Abstract The present study determines the best Word 2003 or higher. The Manuscript length should contain
combination of clays with vegetable fibers from the 5 pages at least. It should be in a two-column format. In
Province of Chimborazo (Ecuador), to make adobe blocks general, a full manuscript consists of "Introduction",
according to the E.80 standard. This research is framed "Objectives", "Methods", "Results", "Discussion" and
within a conceptual framework based on previous studies "Conclusions". English is treated as the only written
on the elaboration of adobe, and results obtained in both language throughout the text.
manual and laboratory tests carried out. Currently there is
no detailed study of the location of clay soil quarries in the
Chimborazo Province, nor of comparative studies to make
adobe blocks based on plant fibers typical of the area. For
this, previous studies were analyzed and manual tests were
carried out to identify the best quarries in the extraction of
clay. Subsequently, the selection of vegetable fibers typical
of the area was carried out, such as: barley straw, cabuya
fiber, and jute fiber. The elaboration of the adobe block was
carried out selecting the specific clay of each quarry, and
according to its plasticity, it was dosed according to the
weight of dry materials between 40-45% clay, 55-60%
sand, 18-20% water and 25% of the volume with vegetable
fiber. Finally, the compressive strength tests of the adobe
blocks were carried out. The results show that the adobe
blocks with clay from the quarries of
……………………………, combined with cabuya or jute
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fiber, withstand a maximum stress of 1MPa, and comply
with the E.080 standard for manufacturing. of adobes, For personal preference, you may import styles into your
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Acknowledgements Silver Burdett Press, Londyn, 1986.

We are very grateful to experts for their appropriate and [2] W. Zabierowski, A. Napieralski. Chords classification in
tonal music, Journal of Environment Studies, Vol.10, No.5,
constructive suggestions to improve this template. 50-53.
[3] A. Abiewskiro,. Z. Moplskiiera. The Problem Of Grammar
Choice For Verification, TCSET of the International
Conference , House of Lviv Polytechnic National University,
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[1] R. F. Voss, J. Clarke. Algorithmic Musical Composition, [4] Farquhar C, Protein and DNA Music, Online available from
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