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Mechanical and Thermal Behavior of Compressed Earth Bricks Reinforced with Lime and Coal Aggregates
Buildings, 2022 The present study aims to investigate the effect of coal aggregates (CA) in the compressed earth bricks (CEBs) in order to reduce the footprint of the coal industry.
Mohamed Lahdili +3 more
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PHYSICAL, MECHANICAL AND THERMAL BEHAVIOR OF ADOBE STABILIZED WITH “SYNTHETIC TERMITE SALIVA” [PDF]
Engenharia Agrícola, 2019 Adobe is an efficient construction material for several reasons, such as its thermal comfort, sustainability, and lower energy cost, as well as the simplicity of its production and execution. However, challenges such as water absorption, capillarity, and
Rômulo M. Gandia +4 more
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The House of Ten, history and construction system
Revista de Expresión Gráfica en la Edificación, 2023 The Casa de Los Diez, is in the heart of Santiago de Chile. This house represents an example of Chilean architectural heritage sites built in earth during the 19th Century.
Maria Graciela Jofré Troncoso
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Sustainable construction for affordable housing program in Kabul
Journal of Contemporary Urban Affairs, 2021 Afghanistan suffers from four decades of war, caused a massive migration of the rural population to the cities. Kabul was originally designed for 1,5 million people, where now 5 million people live.
Mohammadullah Hakim Ebrahimi +2 more
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Ciência e Agrotecnologia, 2006 Com a finalidade de verificar a viabilidade do tijolo de terra crua (adobe) na execução de moradias, realizou-se pesquisa para identificar as características físicas e mecânicas do solo e definição de procedimentos e métodos de produção do mesmo ...
Andréa Aparecida Ribeiro Corrêa +3 more
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Cleaner Materials, 2023 During the last decades, rammed earth technology has been explored worldwide because of a growing concern for sustainable constructions. A relevant, contemporary technical culture of rammed earth developed in the south-west of Western Australia (WA) from
Vittoria Strazzeri, Ali Karrech
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Straw in Clay Bricks and Plasters—Can We Use Its Molecular Decay for Dating Purposes?
Molecules, 2020 Dating of clay bricks (adobe) and plasters is a relevant topic not only for building historians in the Pannonian region. Especially in vernacular architecture in this region, clay with straw amendments is a dominant construction material.
Johannes Tintner +7 more
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Technological innovation in earth constructions: prefabrication and 3D printing
Proceedings of the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism-ICCAUA, 2023 This article focuses on the use and application of innovative technologies and tools in earth construction processes. It reviews the rammed earth construction system and its evolution towards prefabrication, as well as the use of earth as a raw material
Pichazaca Solano
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Promoting Earth Buildings for Residential Construction in New Zealand
Buildings, 2022 The construction of earth buildings, both throughout history and in the current day, is well-established worldwide. Despite New Zealand’s pre- and post-colonial history of earth construction, earth buildings as residential homes have not been well ...
Don Amila Sajeevan Samarasinghe +1 more
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Learning lessons from Earth and Space towards Sustainable Multi-planetary Design
Spool, 2021 Off-Earth structural design has been a subject of fascination and research for decades. Given that the vision of permanent lunar and Martian human presence is materialising, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the future applicability and challenges
Marina Konstantatou +4 more
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