ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, mˈoʊst bˈɪldɪŋ kˈoʊdz kˈɔːl fɚɹə mˈɪnɪməm kəmpɹˈɛsɪv stɹˈɛŋθ ʌv θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˌɛlbˌiːˈɛf slˈæʃ ɪn tˈuː tˈuː.zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɛvən nˈuːtən slˈæʃ ˌɛmˈɛm tˈuː fɚðɪ ɐdˈoʊbi blˈɑːk.
In the United States, most building codes call for a minimum compressive strength of 300 lbf/in2 (2.07 newton/mm2) for the adobe block.