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Experimental test and mechanism analysis of soil crust erosion resistance of rammed earth Great Wall in rainy season [PDF]
Scientific ReportsRammed earth is a kind of cleaning material, widely used in all kinds of buildings in the world. The Great Wall of ancient China is a typical world cultural site built from rammed earth.
Liang Liu +9 more
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Clinical outcomes and radiologic parameters of percutaneous endoscopic posterior/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using rammed-earth technique [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgeryIntroductionTo assess the clinical effectiveness of employing rammed-earth technique in bone grafting during percutaneous endoscopic posterior/transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (PE-P/TLIF) in treating lumbar degenerative diseases.MethodsThis ...
Qingyang Kang +7 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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The strength of unstabilised rammed earth materials [PDF]
Géotechnique, 2009 Rammed earth is a manufactured material comprising sand, gravel and clay, which is compacted between forms to build walls. Primarily a historic method of construction, it is now receiving considerable interest worldwide owing to its zero reliance on materials such as cement, and its potential for recycling.
Jaquin P. A. +3 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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Modelling the Structural Behaviour of Rammed Earth Components [PDF]
Civil-Comp Proceedings, 2014 The rammed earth technique has a significant presence in the earthen built heritage, where it served to build from simple dwellings to fortresses. However, the high vulnerability of rammed earth constructions to decay agents and to seismic events puts at risk their further existence and the lives of millions of people.
Silva, Rui André Martins +4 more
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Complex conductivity of rammed earth [PDF]
Engineering Geology, 2020 Abstract Searching for recyclable materials of construction, in the objective of building sobriety and resilience, is a major issue of our current societies. Mudbricks of compacted rammed earth represent an ancient construction material with many advantages associated with its availability, cost of production, potential reuse, and with a very low ...
Abdulsamad, Feras +5 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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Durability Assessment Of Monolithic Rammed Earth Walls
Archives of Civil Engineering, 2015 One of the main threats to constructions made from rammed earth is destruction due to exposure to water. The way to limit this dangerous phenomenon is to supplement the local soil mixtures with stabilizing agents.
Narloch P. L. +3 more
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Design Optimisation Strategies for Solid Rammed Earth Walls in Mediterranean Climates
Energies, 2021 The renewed attention paid to raw earth construction in recent decades is linked to its undoubted sustainability, cost-effectiveness, and low embodied energy. In Italy, the use of raw earth as a construction material is limited by the lack of a technical
Giada Giuffrida +3 more
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