Question

Which is not a type of stabilized soil mud walls?

(a) Lime stabilized

(b) Cement stabilized

(c) Bitumen stabilized

(d) Coal stabilized

The question was asked in semester exam.

The doubt is from House Design and General Arrangement in portion Village Housing of Civil Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

Right option is (d) Coal stabilized

The explanation is: Lime stabilized – With 5% by weight of soil.

Cement stabilized – With 3 to 5% of cement plus 1.5% lime by weight of soil for making rammed wall or for making stabilized soil bricks.

Bitumen stabilized – With 5% cut-black of 80/100 bitumen of janta emulsion.