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Author International Conference on Rammed Earth Construction (1st : 2015 : Perth, W.A.; Margaret River, Augusta-Margaret River Shire, W.A.) author

Title Rammed earth construction : cutting-edge research on traditional and modern rammed earth : proceedings of the first International Conference on Rammed Earth Construction, Perth and Margaret River, Western Australia, 10-13 February 2015 / editors, D. Ciancio & C. Beckett, University of Western Australia, Australia
Published Leiden, The Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema, [2015]

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Contents Keynote papers; Rammed earth in the modern world; The future and the common ground; Earthen construction: A geotechnical engineering perspective; Rescuing a sustainable heritage: Prospects for traditional rammed earth housing in China today and tomorrow; Delegates' papers; Improved thermal capacity of rammed earth by the inclusion of natural fibres; Strengthening mechanisms in Cement-Stabilised Rammed Earth; Contemporary soil-cement and rammed earth in South Africa; The creep of Rammed Earth material
Discrete element modeling of Rammed Earth wallsRecycled materials to stabilise rammed earth: Insights and framework; A procedure to measure the in-situ hygrothermal behavior of unstabilised rammed earth walls; Notched mini round determinate panel test to calculate tensile strength and fracture energy of fibre reinforced Cement-Stabilise Rammed Earth; Modular rammed earth masonry block; Who's afraid of raw earth? Experimental wall in New England and the environmental cost of stabilization; Can we benefit from the microbes present in rammed earth?
Preparing regulatory challenges and opportunities for small to medium residential scale stabilized rammed earth buildings in CanadaTechniques of intervention in monumental rammed earth buildings in Spain in the last decade (2004-2013). 1% Cultural Programme; Investigation of energy performance of a rammed earth built commercial office building in three different climate zones of Australia; Earth Building-how does it rate?; Rammed Earth in a concrete world; Rammed earth thermodynamics; Thermal performance summary of four rammed earth walls in Canadian climates
Dynamic behavior of scaled Cement Stabilized Rammed Earth building modelsRammed Earth construction for the Colorado Front Range region; Analytical model for predicting the stress-strain behaviour of Cement Stabilised Rammed Earth; Advanced prefabricated rammed earth structures-mechanical, building physical and environmental properties; The role of clay and sand in the mechanics of Soil-Based Construction Materials; On the relevance of neglecting the mass vapor variation for modelling the hygrothermal behavior of rammed earth
Structural behavior of Cement-Stabilized Rammed Earth column under compressionSpecimen slenderness effect on compressive strength of Cement Stabilised Rammed Earth; Earth construction: Poured earth mix design; Investigating the lateral capacity of wall top fixings in rammed earth materials; Potential of existing whole-building simulation tools to assess hygrothermal performance of rammed earth construction
Summary Preface Acknowledgements Keynote papersRammed earth in the modern world S. DobsonThe future and the common ground D. EastonEarthen construction: A geotechnical engineering perspective C.E. AugardeRescuing a sustainable heritage: Prospects for traditional rammed earth housing in China today and tomorrow R. Hu & J. LiuDelegates' papersImproved thermal capacity of rammed earth by the inclusion of natural fibres G. Barbeta Solà & F.X. Massó RosStrengthening mechanisms in Cement-Stabilised Rammed Earth C. Beckett, D. Ciancio, S. Manzi & M. BignozziContemporary soil-cement and rammed earth in South
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed March 18, 2015)
Subject Pisé -- Congresses
Earth houses -- Design and construction -- Congresses
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General.
Earth houses -- Design and construction
Pisé
Genre/Form Electronic books
proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Ciancio, D. (Daniela), editor.
Beckett, C. (Christopher), editor.
ISBN 9781315692944
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