Compressed Earth Block Technology

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Compressed Earth Blocks Eco-friendly building materials.
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Preamble

The TARA Balram machine (shown above) produces standard chamfered blocks in two sizes: 23 x 10.9 x 7.6 cms and 23 x 23 x 7.6 cms. The manual machine costs about Rs. 35,000 (US$720).

The Compressed Earth Block (CEB) Technology offers a cost effective, environmentally sound masonry system, suitable for a variety of applications in walls and roofs to make strong and durable buildings. The inputs needed are human and sunlight energy and ordinary soil as the raw material.

Product

See brochure.

Production Process

The performance specifications for the manually operated unit are:

No. of blocks per cycle: 2 for Type A and 1 for Type B units

No. of cycles per hour: 160

No. of blocks / 8-hr day: 1,000-1,500 for Type A units; 500-750 for Type B units, including time for soil preparation, block stacking and curing.

Six to ten persons are required to operate a manual machine. One skilled worker is required, the rest unskilled. Typically, the workers can be trained to operate any machine within 10 to 12 days.

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