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Modern Earth Buildings

Author : Matthew R Hall
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0857096168
Total Pages : 809 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Modern Earth Buildings written by Matthew R Hall and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-07-11 with total page 809 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The construction of earth buildings has been taking place worldwide for centuries. With the improved energy efficiency, high level of structural integrity and aesthetically pleasing finishes achieved in modern earth construction, it is now one of the leading choices for sustainable, low-energy building. Modern earth buildings provides an essential exploration of the materials and techniques key to the design, development and construction of such buildings.Beginning with an overview of modern earth building, part one provides an introduction to design and construction issues including insulation, occupant comfort and building codes. Part two goes on to investigate materials for earth buildings, before building technologies are explored in part three including construction techniques for earth buildings. Modern earth structural engineering is the focus of part four, including the creation of earth masonry structures, use of structural steel elements and design of natural disaster-resistant earth buildings. Finally, part five of Modern earth buildings explores the application of modern earth construction through international case studies.With its distinguished editors and international team of expert contributors, Modern earth buildings is a key reference work for all low-impact building engineers, architects and designers, along with academics in this field. - Provides an essential exploration of the materials and techniques key to the design, development and construction of modern earth buildings - Comprehensively discusses design and construction issues, materials for earth buildings, construction techniques and modern earth structural engineering, among other topics - Examines the application of modern earth construction through international case studies

Testing and Characterisation of Earth-based Building Materials and Elements

Author : Antonin Fabbri
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 303083297X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Book Synopsis Testing and Characterisation of Earth-based Building Materials and Elements by : Antonin Fabbri

Download or read book Testing and Characterisation of Earth-based Building Materials and Elements written by Antonin Fabbri and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the work done by the RILEM Technical Committee 274-TCE. It focuses on the estimation of the parameters which are necessary to properly design earthen constructions. It provides a compilation of the value classically obtained for the key parameters of earthen materials, a pedagogical presentation of the main testing procedures for earthen materials, their advantage and their drawback and an overview of most standards on earthen materials, whatever their origin and their language.The book is divided into eight chapters. After a general introduction on earthen materials and constructions, the state of the art on the material characterisation technics, the assessment of hygrothermal performance, the mechanical behaviour, seismic resistance and the durability will be presented, each in a dedicated chapter. On the basis of these last chapters, a critical review of the standards which are used for earthen material will be presented in the last chapter. The last chapter is dedicated to the analysis of the environmental potential of earth-based building materials.

Essential Rammed Earth Construction

Author : Tim Krahn
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1771422467
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (714 download)

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Download or read book Essential Rammed Earth Construction written by Tim Krahn and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “All of the essential knowledge for completing a successful rammed earth project. Written by a geo-technical engineer with experience ramming earth.” —Kelly Hart, author, Essential Earthbag Construction Everything you need to know to build with rammed earth in warm and cold climates. Rammed earth—sand, gravel, and clay or lime/cement binder packed into forms—is a low-energy, high-performance building method, yielding beautiful, sustainable results. It’s thermally stable and can be insulated, can actively modulate humidity, provides a healthy indoor environment, and allows site materials to be used for major structural and building envelope elements. Essential Rammed Earth Construction covers design, building science, tools, and step-by-step building methods for any climate, with a special emphasis on building in cold climates of the northern US, Canada, and northern Europe. Coverage includes: Overview of earthen building Appropriate use of rammed earth walls Stabilized versus raw rammed earth Design considerations, including structural, insulation, and building envelope details Special considerations for cold and freeze-thaw climates Construction drawings, with step-by-step building instructions Tools and labor covering industrial methods, low-tech techniques, formwork options, mix design, budgets, and schedules Codes, inspections, and permits. This guide is an essential resource for experienced builders, DIY home owners, designers, engineers, and architects. “A much-needed and science-based update to a North American audience of designers, engineers and builders.” —Bruce King. P.E., author, The New Carbon Architecture “ A great book for anyone who wants to deepen their technical knowledge of rammed earth walls systems. It’s very helpful to have a book on rammed earth that is more focused on engineered rammed earth walls for cold climates.” —Clifton Schooley, Clifton Schooley & Associates, Rammed Earth Designers and Builders

Earth Construction Handbook

Author : Gernot Minke
Publisher : Computational Mechanics
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Earth Construction Handbook written by Gernot Minke and published by Computational Mechanics. This book was released on 2000 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated and expanded translation of the German Lehmbau-Handbuch.

Viewing the Earth

Author : Pamela Etter Mack
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262132596
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Viewing the Earth written by Pamela Etter Mack and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viewing the Earth examines the role played by interest groups in shaping the process of technological change, offering valuable insights into how technologies evolve. It traces the history of Landsat from its origins through the launch and use of the first few satellites, showing how a variety of forces shape the form and the eventual reception of any new technology. The Landsat earth resources satellite system was a project of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration that was created to collect data about earth resources from space. The first satellite was launched in 1972 with great fanfare and high expectations. The data proved useful for everything from finding oil to predicting harvests, yet today the successful commercialization of the program is still uncertain. Why? To answer this question, Pamela E. Mack focuses on the negotiating process that went on among different parts of the space agency, other interested government agencies, and various organizations that were potential users of the data. This formal and informal negotiating process, she points out, involved not only choices between alternative technologies and the satellite but also conflicting definitions of what the satellite would do. The story is full of fascinating detail, from the concerns of the intelligence community over civilian satellites looking at the earth to the politics of agricultural survey. Pamela E. Mack is Associate Professor in the History Department at Clemson University.

Earth Building Practice

Author : Ulrich Röhlen
Publisher : Beuth Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3410217371
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Earth Building Practice written by Ulrich Röhlen and published by Beuth Verlag. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bei diesem Werk "Earth Building Practice" handelt es sich um die englische Übersetzung der "Lehmbau-Praxis" (ISBN 978-3-410-21621-6), die 2010 in erster Auflage erschienen ist. Es eignet sich besonders für den Einsatz im englischsprachigen Raum und in den Dritte-Welt-Ländern. Dieses Buch fasst das aktuelle Planungs- und Ausführungswissen des Lehmbaus kompakt zusammen und ist damit für Architekten, Ingenieure und Ausführende ein hilfreicher Leitfaden für die Fragen der Praxis. Aus dem Inhalt: Stoffliche Grundlagen; Lehmputze; Trockenbau; Techniken der Innendämmung; Mauerwerksbau; Stampflehmbau; Sanierung bestehender Lehmbausubstanz; Baurechtliche und baugewerbliche Aspekte.

Earth Architecture

Author : Ronald Rael
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568987675
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (876 download)

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Download or read book Earth Architecture written by Ronald Rael and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The ground we walk on and grow crops in also just happens to be the most widely used building material on the planet. Civilizations throughout time have used it to create stable warm low-impact structures. The world's first skyscrapers were built of mud brick. Paul Revere Chairman Mao and Ronald Reagan all lived in earth houses at various points in their lives and several of the buildings housing Donald Judd's priceless collection at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa Texas are made of mud brick." "While the vast legacy of traditional and vernacular earthen construction has been widely discussed, little attention has been paid to the contemporary tradition of earth architecture. Author Ronald Rael founder of Eartharchitecture.org provides a history of building with earth in the modern era focusing particularly on projects constructed in the last few decades that use rammed earth mud brick compressed earth cob and several other interesting techniques. Earth Architecture presents a selection of more than 40 projects that exemplify new creative uses of the oldest building material on the planet."--BOOK JACKET.

Earth Building

Author : Laurence Keefe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113435018X
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (343 download)

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Download or read book Earth Building written by Laurence Keefe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough examination of the use of earth as an eco-friendly building material, with full details on the properties of earth as a building material, appropriate construction techniques, and practical troubleshooting advice.

Essential Rammed Earth Construction

Author : Tim J. Krahn
Publisher : New Society Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1550926519
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Essential Rammed Earth Construction written by Tim J. Krahn and published by New Society Publishers. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to build with rammed earth in warm and cold climates. Rammed earth - sand, gravel, and clay or lime/cement binder packed into forms - is a low-energy, high-performance building method, yielding beautiful, sustainable results. It's thermally stable and can be insulated, can actively modulate humidity, provides a healthy indoor environment, and allows site materials to be used for major structural and building envelope elements. Essential Rammed Earth Construction covers design, building science, tools, and step-by-step building methods for any climate, with a special emphasis on building in cold climates of the northern US, Canada, and northern Europe. Coverage includes: Overview of earthen building Appropriate use of rammed earth walls Stabilized versus raw rammed earth Design considerations, including structural, insulation, and building envelope details Special considerations for cold and freeze-thaw climates Construction drawings, with step-by-step building instructions Tools and labor covering industrial methods, low-tech techniques, formwork options, mix design, budgets, and schedules Codes, inspections, and permits. This guide is an essential resource for experienced builders, DIY home owners, designers, engineers, and architects interested in learning about rammed earth construction.

Sustainable Building with Earth

Author : Horst Schroeder
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319194917
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Building with Earth written by Horst Schroeder and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an insightful overview of the current state of earth building. The author approaches the subject from the perspective of the building material’s life cycle, featuring in-depth explanations of the cycle's individual steps: extraction and classification of construction soil; production of earth building materials and earthen structures; planning, construction and renovation of earth buildings; and demolition and recycling of earthen structures. This unique resource provides examples of sophisticated earth building projects and illustrates the diverse applications of earth as a building material. Compared to conventional mineral building materials, earth possesses particularly positive ecological qualities such as its energy balance and recyclability. Architects, engineers, students, manufacturers and distributors of building materials, building contractors, building biologists, public authorities and preservationists will benefit from this book’s ample coverage of restoring, optimizing and building with this material of the past, present and future.

Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings

Author : Paul Graham McHenry
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816511242
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings written by Paul Graham McHenry and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth is the oldest and most widely used building material in the world today. It's abundant, inexpensive, and energy-efficient. But if you're building with earth, simplicity of material needn't be an excuse for poor planning. Paul Graham McHenry, author of the best-selling Adobe - Build It Yourself, here provides the most complete, accurate, and factual source of technical information on building with earth. Lavishly illustrated with scores of photographs and drawings, Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings spells out details of: ¥ soil selection ¥ adobe brick manufacturing ¥ adobe brick wall construction ¥ rammed earth wall construction ¥ window and door detailing ¥ earth wall finishes ¥ foundations ¥ floor and roof structures ¥ insulation ¥ mechanical considerations. Whether you're designing a new building or renovating an existing structure, Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings can show you how to achieve better results.

Rammed Earth Construction

Author : Daniela Ciancio
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315692945
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book Rammed Earth Construction written by Daniela Ciancio and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-01-29 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rammed Earth Construction: Cutting-Edge Research on Traditional and Modern Rammed Earth is a collection of peer-reviewed papers presented at the First International Conference on Rammed Earth Construction (ICREC2015, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 10-13 February 2015) by academics, engineers and rammed earth practitioner

Second RILEM International Conference on Earthen Construction

Author : Christopher Beckett
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031626907
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book Second RILEM International Conference on Earthen Construction written by Christopher Beckett and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Earthen Construction Technology

Author : Annick Daneels
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1789697247
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Earthen Construction Technology written by Annick Daneels and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-02-25 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents papers from Session IV-5 of the 18th UISPP World Congress (Paris, June 2018). The archaeological study of earthen construction has until now focused on typology and conservation; papers here instead consider their construction and anthropological importance.

Clay Materials Used in Construction

Author : George M. Reeves
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 9781862391840
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (918 download)

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Download or read book Clay Materials Used in Construction written by George M. Reeves and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2006 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concluding the trilogy on geological materials in construction, this authoritative volume reviews many uses of clays, ranging from simple fills to sophisticated products. Comprehensive and international coverage is achieved by an expert team, including geologists, engineers and architects. Packed with information prepared for a wide readership, this unique handbook is also copiously illustrated. The volume is dedicated to the memory of Professor Sir Alec Skempton. Various definitions of 'clay' are explored. Clay mineralogy is described, plus the geological formation of clay deposits and their fundamental materials properties. World and British clay deposits are reviewed and explained. New compositional data are provided for clay formations throughout the stratigraphic column. Investigative techniques and interpretation are considered, ranging from site exploration to laboratory assessment of composition and engineering performance. Major civil engineering applications are addressed, including earthworks, earthmoving and specialized roles utilizing clays. Traditional earthen building is included and shown to dominate construction in places. Clay-based construction materials are detailed, including bricks, ceramics and cements. The volume also includes a comprehensive glossary.

Building with Earth

Author : Gernot Minke
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3035622558
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Building with Earth written by Gernot Minke and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Earth, in common use for architectural construction for thousands of years, has in the past thirty years attracted renewed attention as a healthy, environment-friendly and economical building material. What needs to be considered in this context? The manual Building with Earth, which has been translated into many languages, describes the building technology of this material. The physical properties and characteristic values are explained in a hands-on manner: With proper moisture protection, earth buildings are very durable, and in particular the combination with wood or straw allows a wide spectrum of design options. Numerous built examples demonstrate the range of applications for this fully recyclable material.

Building with Earth

Author : Gernot Minke
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3764378735
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (643 download)

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Download or read book Building with Earth written by Gernot Minke and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a number of years, the healthy and environment-friendly building material earth, in common use for thousands of years, has been enjoying increasing popularity, including in industrialized nations. In hot dry and temperate climate zones, earth offers numerous advantages over other materials. Its particular texture and composition also holds great aesthetic appeal. The author’s presentation reflects the rich and varied experiences gained over thirty years of building earth structures all over the world. Numerous photographs of construction sites and drawings show the concrete execution of earth architecture.