Rammed earth, Adobe, Compressed Earth block

-        Determining of the humidity of a floor by heater drying. 

-        Determining of the apparent density.

-        Determining of the liquid water permeability.

-        Determining of the sound propagation speed.

-        Determining of the dynamic elasticity module (with mesurement of fundamental resonance frequency). 

-        Determining of the mechanical features.

-        Retraction tests.

-        Obtaining of the working tensions by means of simple flat jack test.

-        Obtaining of the deformation module by means of double flat jack test.

-        Obtaining of the working tension and of the deformation module by means of simple flat jack test, and afterwards, double flat jack test.

-        Determining of the compression resistance at the Laboratory.

-        Stability of arids to the action of collapsing created by water.

-        Stability of arids to humidity and dryness.

-        Obtaining of the compression resistance "in situ" and of the deformation module by means of double flat jack test on a rammed earth sample.