Rammed Earth Construction Nowadays - Comparing Methodologies and Design Between Portugal and USA [PDF]
, 2016 The future of earthen construction depends on the way it is adapted to our comfort needs, to the new standards and building codes. Based on site visits and interviews, this study is a comparative overview of several rammed earth recent works, in Portugal
Clara Pimenta do Vale +2 more
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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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Seismic behaviour analysis and retrofitting of a row building [PDF]
, 2015 Rammed earth is one of the oldest building materials in the world and is present in Portugal with a particular focus in the South of the country.
Barros, R. S. +5 more
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Impacts on the Embodied Energy of Rammed Earth Façades During Production and Construction Stages
Journal of Facade Design and Engineering, 2019 Rammed earth is a technique for constructing sustainable buildings, with a low energy demand encompassing the whole life cycle of buildings. Soil from the excavation can be compressed on-site to build a façade.
Lisa Nanz +3 more
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Analysis of the water absorption test to assess the intrinsic permeability of earthen materials [PDF]
, 2019 International ...
Antonin Fabbri +38 more
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DETERMINATION OF DRYING TIME OF THE RAMMED EARTH WALLS
Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2018 The unburned earth is a building material with long history of use. Buildings made of unburned clay are all over the world. But at present, unburned earth is minority building material and its properties are not sufficiently investigated.
Tereza Plaček Otcovská +2 more
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Assessment of heritage rammed-earth buildings. The Alcázar of King Don Pedro I (Spain). [PDF]
, 2020 The conservation and maintenance of earthen buildings is crucial, especially when dealing with heritage sites. This normally involves considerable effort in preliminary studies, which must be well planned in order to efficiently manage any restoration ...
Canivell, Jacinto +3 more
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Effectiveness of the repair of unstabilised rammed earth with injection of mud grouts [PDF]
, 2016 The presence of cracks debilitates the structural performance of rammed earth. Grout injection is a repair solution put forward recently, where compatibility issues demand using mud grouts.
Andreola +33 more
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Experimental Study on Frost Resistance of Rammed Earth Building Materials
Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2018 To study the freezing resistance of rammed earth building materials. Different areas of rammed earth are selected and rammed earth samples are prepared according to relevant provisions of China referring to the relevant literature.
Yuming Liang
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Fracture Energy of Stabilised Rammed Earth
Procedia Materials Science, 2014 AbstractUnstabilised rammed earth (RE) is the name given to both a construction method and a material that has been used by Man for thousands of years. Recently, it has received renewed interest as the desire for sustainable construction methods has increased, as it commonly uses subsoil from the construction site, hence reducing waste and transport ...
Corbin, A., Augarde, C.E.
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