Rammed earth construction : cutting-edge research on traditional and modern rammed earth /: cutting-edge research on traditional and modern rammed earth. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Daniela Ciancio, Christopher Beckett.
• Editors: Ciancio, Daniela; Beckett, Christopher
• Other Names: International Conference on Rammed Earth Construction, 1st
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements ; Keynote papers Rammed earth in the modern world; S. Dobson The future and the common ground; D. Easton Earthen construction: A geotechnical engineering perspective; C.E. Augarde Rescuing a sustainable heritage: Prospects for traditional rammed earth housing in China today and tomorrow; R. Hu & J. Liu ; Delegates’ papers Improved thermal capacity of rammed earth by the inclusion of natural fibres; G. Barbeta Solà & F.X. Massó Ros Strengthening mechanisms in Cement-Stabilised Rammed Earth; C. Beckett, D. Ciancio, S. Manzi & M. Bignozzi Contemporary soil-cement and rammed earth in South Africa; G. Bosman & K. Salzmann-McDonald The creep of Rammed Earth material; Q.B. Bui & J.-C. Morel Discrete element modeling of Rammed Earth walls; Q.B. Bui, T.-T. Bui, A. Limam & J.-C. Morel Recycled materials to stabilise rammed earth: Insights and framework; J.A.H. Carraro A procedure to measure the in-situ hygrothermal behavior of unstabilised rammed earth walls; P.A. Chabriac, A. Fabbri, J.-C. Morel & J. Blanc-Gonnet Notched mini round determinate panel test to calculate tensile strength and fracture energy of fibre reinforced Cement-Stabilised Rammed Earth; D. Ciancio, C. Beckett, N. Buratti & C. Mazzotti Modular rammed earth masonry block; A.J. Dahmen & B.J.F. Muñoz Who’s afraid of raw earth? Experimental wall in New England and the environmental cost of stabilization; A.J. Dahmen Can we benefit from the microbes present in rammed earth?; N.K. Dhami & A. Mukherje Preparing regulatory challenges and opportunities for small to medium residential scale stabilized rammed earth buildings in Canada; K.J. Dick & T.J. Krahn Techniques of intervention in monumental rammed earth buildings in Spain in the last decade (2004–2013). 1% Cultural Programme; L. García-Soriano, C. Mileto & F. Vegas López-Manzanares Investigation of energy performance of a rammed earth built commercial office building in three different climate zones of Australia; M.M. Hasan & K. Dutta Earth Building—how does it rate?; P. Hickson Rammed Earth in a concrete world; M. Krayenhoff Rammed earth thermodynamics; M. Krayenhoff Thermal performance summary of four rammed earth walls in Canadian climates; C. MacDougall, K.J. Dick, T.J. Krahn, T. Wong, S. Cook, M. Allen & G. Leskien Dynamic behavior of scaled Cement Stabilized Rammed Earth building models; K.S. Nanjunda Rao, M. Anitha & B.V. Venkatarama Reddy Rammed Earth construction for the Colorado Front Range region; R. Pyatt, C. O’Hara & R. Hu Analytical model for predicting the stress-strain behaviour of Cement Stabilised Rammed Earth; L. Raju & B.V. Venkatarama Reddy Advanced prefabricated rammed earth structures—mechanical, building physical and environmental properties; J. Ruzicka, F. Havlik, J. Richter & K. Stanek The role of clay and sand in the mechanics of Soil-Based Construction Materials; J.C. Smith & C.E. Augarde On the relevance of neglecting the mass vapor variation for modelling the hygrothermal behavior of rammed earth; L. Soudani, A. Fabbri, P.A. Chabriac, J.-C. Morel, M. Woloszyn & A.-C. Grillet Structural behavior of Cement-Stabilized Rammed Earth column under compression; D.D. Tripura & K.D. Singh Specimen slenderness effect on compressive strength of Cement Stabilised Rammed Earth; B.V. Venkatarama Reddy, V. Suresh & K.S. Nanjunda Rao Earth construction: Poured earth mix design; J.A. Williamson & F.R. Rutz Investigating the lateral capacity of wall top fixings in rammed earth materials; L.A. Wolf, C.E. Augarde & P.A. Jaquin Potential of existing whole-building simulation tools to assess hygrothermal performance of rammed earth construction; M. Woloszyn, A.-C. Grillet, L. Soudani, J.-C. Morel & A. Fabbri Author index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 693.2; Pisé -- Congresses; Earth houses -- Design and construction -- Congresses
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781315692944
• Related ISBNs: 9781138027701
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