Aquí tenemos un montón de pruebas y ensayos sobre la capacidad portante de la Paja:

A Pilot Study examining the Strength, Compressibility and Serviceability of Rendered Straw Bale Walls for Two Storey Load Bearing Construction. – John Q. Zhang

LOAD CARRYING CHARACTERISTICS OF A SINGLE STRAW BALE UNDER COMPRESSION – John Q. Zhang

Compression load testing straw bale walls – Peter Walker

Load Bearing Big Bales- Germany

CREEP IN BALE WALLS – Dan Smith

LOAD-BEARING STRAW BALE CONSTRUCTION: A summary of worldwide testing and experience. June 30, 2003. Bruce King, PE