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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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