Bio-Composites to Tackle UK Built Environment Carbon Emissions: Comparative Analysis on Load-Bearing Capacity, Hygroscopic and Thermal Performance of Compressed Earth Blocks with Addition of Industrial Hemp Waste

Table 2: Material compound by % of volume, dry density and moisture content. µ = Arithmetic mean.

Series Code	Earth (% of total Volume)	Hemp (% of total Volume)	Dry Density	Moisture Content %
			Dry Density	Lab cond.	WC cond.	Saturated
			µ	µ	µ	µ
E	100%	0%	1745	0.32%	1.62%	5.91%
E-HI	75%	25%	1404	033%	1.82%	6.16%
E-HII	63%	38%	1162	0.38%	2.01%	6.32%
E-HIII	50%	50%	962	0.44%	2.38%	6.85%