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Geographical cataloguing of earthen architecture in Soria, Spain [PDF]
, 2013 This paper discusses the most relevant earth construction techniques that have been employed in the province of Soria (Spain). The objectives of the research are, first, to locate and catalogue each building techniques with earth within the geographic ...
Gil Crespo, Ignacio Javier
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Buildings, 2021 This paper describes the influence of thermal parameters—conductivity, transmittance, and thermal mass—in the estimation of comfort and energy demand of a building with rammed earth walls, and consequently, the compliance with standards. It is known that
Miguel Ángel Mellado Mascaraque +3 more
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Transdisciplinarity in rammed earth construction for contemporary practice [PDF]
, 2014 For centuries rammed earth has been a method of construction in various parts of the world. It is an economical building technique as earth is an abundant cheap resource. It is durable, safe and a desirable building technique for hot climates. This paper is discussing a workshop activity in building with sustainable rammed earth construction methods in
Dabaieh, M.; id_orcid 0000-0001-7754-0927 +1 more
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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2014 Use of local materials can reduce the hauling of construction materials over long distances, thus reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with transporting such materials. Use of locally available soils (earth) for construction of walls has been
Rishi Gupta
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Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of Polymer-Stabilized Rammed Earth Construction
Construction Materials, 2023 This paper investigates the viability of using a commercially available liquid polymer (LP) in lieu of ordinary cement to stabilize soil during rammed earth (RE) construction.
Salih Kocak, Aneurin Grant
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Rammed earth: feasibility of a global concept applied locally [PDF]
, 2012 Rammed earth is an ancient building technique that has been continuously reinvented in the dynamic movement of people all over the world, where it has been used to build from dwellings to enormous fortresses and city walls.
Cristelo, Nuno +4 more
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Modelling the structural behaviour of rammed earth components [PDF]
, 2014 Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, B.H.V. Topping and P. Iványi, (Editors), Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland.The rammed earth technique has a significant presence in the earthen built ...
Lourenço, Paulo B. +4 more
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Effect of Sporosarcina Pasteurii on the strength properties of compressed earth specimens [PDF]
, 2018 Microbial biodeposition of calcite induction for improving the performance of rammed earth is a research area that must be analysed in a representative environment.
Barbé, Jordi +4 more
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Earth construction in Brazil: environmental assessment of rammed earth
, 2021 Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar potenciais impactos ambientais no ciclo de vida da técnica construtiva taipa de pilão, considerando diferentes configurações normalmente verificadas no Brasil. Foram avaliados três teores de cimento Portland: 5%, 10% e 15% (em massa).
Caldas, Lucas Rosse +2 more
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Discover Civil EngineeringRammed earth is a sustainable construction method with a lower carbon footprint and embodied energy compared to traditional materials like steel and concrete.
David Thompson +2 more
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