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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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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Hygrothermal characterization of rammed earth according to humidity variations [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 Rammed earth construction is built by compacting humid soil into formworks layer by layer, using clay fraction as only binder between the grains, without firing procedure.
Losini Alessia Emauela +5 more
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Rammed earth construction with granitic residual soils: the case study of northern Portugal [PDF]
, 2013 Building in unstabilised rammed earth results in low environmental impact. However, northern Portugal has not historical tradition with this technique, and thus the suitability of the local granitic residual soils is unknown.
Cristelo, Nuno +5 more
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Failure of rammed earth walls: from observations to quantifications [PDF]
, 2014 International audienceNowadays, rammed earth construction is attracting renewed interest throughout the world thanks to its "green" characteristics in the context of sustainable development. Firstly, using a local material (soil on site or near the site),
Bui, Quoc-Bao +3 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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Physical properties of the soil in the walls of traditional eastern Croatia rammed earth houses
Građevinar, 2023 In eastern Croatia rammed earth houses were traditionally built in the past. The choice of suitable soil for building rammed earth houses depends on several soil properties.
Jelena Kaluđer +3 more
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Influence of the clay on mechanical properties of construction made of rammed earth [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2020 The article is focused on the monitoring of mechanical properties of rammed earth made from two types of clays. Due to a change in the composition of the mixture, there are changes in the material properties that are important for the design of the ...
Padevět Pavel +2 more
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Effect of moisture content on the mechanical characteristics of rammed earth [PDF]
, 2014 In this paper, influence of moisture content on the mechanical characteristics of rammed-earth has been studied. Samples from different soils (sandy, clayey, stabilised) were manufactured and tested in unconfined compression at several moisture contents.
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Cyclic Behavior of Confined Cement-Stabilized Rammed Earth Walls
Shock and Vibration, 2018 Rammed earth is widely utilized in both developed and developing countries due to its low embodied energy and good natural moisture buffering of indoor environments.
Xinlei Yang, Hailiang Wang, Ziliang Zhao
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