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Rammed earth walls in Mediterranean climate: material characterization and thermal behaviour [PDF]
, 2016 Rammed earth is considered a very sustainable construction system due to its low embodied energy, long service life and high recyclability. However, authors found that there is a lack of experimental results at real scale regarding rammed earth thermal ...
Bosch González, Montserrat +5 more
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Sustainable Structures, 2021 Hakka Tulou are rammed earth buildings that have survived material aging, natural weathering and earthquakes for hundreds of years. Previous paper has reported our observations and findings from nondestructive evaluations in field with focus on the ...
Ruifeng Liang +2 more
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PRELIMINARY STUDIES TO VALUE ENHANCEMENT OF THE OLD CITADEL IN ORIA, ALMERIA, SPAIN [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020 During the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, the alcazaba of Oria (Old citadel) was considered one of the most outstanding medieval defensive ensembles in the province of Almeria.
J. Moya-Muñoz +2 more
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Applied Sciences, 2022 Earthen architecture largely supports the concept of sustainable building. In the seismically active area of eastern Croatia, there is a large number of rammed earth houses, many of which are over 100 years old.
Jelena Kaluđer +3 more
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Reinforcing rammed earth with plant fibers: A case study
Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2021 This paper is about an experimental study on the mechanical behavior of rammed earth under compression and indirect tensile stresses. Local raw earth and sand are the base materials used.
A. Koutous, E. Hilali
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Rammed earth walls in the late middle age castles in the actual province of Soria, Spain [PDF]
, 2013 This paper analyzed the building techniques based in the use of rammed earth in the Late Medieval fortifications in the province of Soria, Spain. The manorial castles of Serón de Nágima and Yanguas were built completely with rammed earth.
Gil Crespo, Ignacio Javier
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Historical Rammed Earth Process Description Thanks to Micromorphological Analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Rammed earth was traditionally used in western European countries before industrial building materials replace it during 20th Century. Construction strategies developed by former builders were dictated by locally available construction materials and ...
Cammas, C. +5 more
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A Study of Pattern Prediction in the Monitoring Data of Earthen Ruins with the Internet of Things
Sensors, 2017 An understanding of the changes of the rammed earth temperature of earthen ruins is important for protection of such ruins. To predict the rammed earth temperature pattern using the air temperature pattern of the monitoring data of earthen ruins, a ...
Yun Xiao +5 more
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Lime-Crusted Rammed Earth: Materials Study [PDF]
Advanced Materials Research, 2013 This study analyses the durability of rammed-earth wall construction techniques. The analysis focuses on three medieval masonry types from the Castle of Villavieja (Castellón, Spain) using two variations of lime-reinforced rammed earth in its walls: lime-crusted rammed earth and brick-reinforced rammed earth.
Mileto, Camilla +4 more
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 Protection of cultural relics and sites is of great significance. In this study, the new gray-green thin-layer biological crust on the rammed soil surface at the Shanhaiguan Great Wall in China was found.
Liang Liu +7 more
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