Screen LibraryBuilding with earth : design and technology of a sustainable architecture /
Now in a second edition: This handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of rammed earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail.
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Birkh user,
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| Publisher Address: | Basel/Berlin/Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2009] ©2009 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd rev. ed.. |
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| Online Access: |
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| Summary: |
Now in a second edition: This handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of rammed earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(199pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9783034612623 |
| Index Number: | TH4818 |
| CLC: | TU361 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The properties of earth as a building material -- 3 Preparing of loam -- 4 Improving the earth s characteristics by special treatment or additives -- 5 Rammed earthworks -- 6 Working with earth blocks -- 7 Large blocks and prefabricated panels -- 8 Direct forming with wet loam -- 9 Wet loam infill in skeleton structures -- 10 Tamped, poured or pumped lightweight loam -- 11 Loam plasters -- 12 Weather protection of loam surfaces -- 13 Repair of loam components -- 14 Designs of particular building elements -- 15 Earthquake-resistant building -- Residences -- Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings -- Future prospects -- Measures -- Bibliographical references -- Acknowledgements -- Illustration credits. |