Uso y aplicación de la fibra de tallo de maíz para el mejoramiento de las propiedades mecánicas del adobe tradicional utilizado en el cantón Pindal provincia de Loja

Abstract

Abstract:The present research contributes to the study of the mechanical properties of stabilized traditional adobe by adding a natural element, in this case corn stem fiber, in order to improve its mechanical behavior for uses in construction.Several adobe bricks were made to which certain content of corn stem fiber in relative percentages was added in their composition. This improved adobe was subjected to mechanical testing compared to a traditional adobe brick whose composition has not been altered. The tests to which it was subjected were compression and bending.From these tests and comparisons, it is determined what percentage of stabilizing fiber is the most convenient to add to adobe bricks to improve their mechanical properties.