Flexural Tensile Strength of Construction Elements Made out of Cement Stabilized Rammed Earth

The article analyzes the possibility of using rammed earth stabilized by Portland cement as the sole construction material of bearing walls that contain communication openings. Due to the lack of standards regarding research about the flexural tensile strength of earth and determining the design value of strength, the research and the tension simulations of lintels in a typical low-rise residential building were performed based on the European standards regarding concrete.