Structural design for earth buildings

A Heath; P J Walker

Structural design for earth buildings

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Abstract

Earth (unfired clay) is used in construction around the world. Buildings can be constructed using compressed earth blocks, mud brick (adobe) or modern extruded earth masonry blocks. The alternative to masonry blocks is to construct as a monolithic structure as used for rammed earth and cob. Higher strength earth masonry systems can give advantages over lower strength alternatives as there is scope to utilise the flexural capacity and bond strength to provide similar structural capacity to fired masonry or concrete block alternatives while having lower embodied energy. Stabilisation of earth masonry can increase both strength and durability but this needs to be balanced with potentially greater environmental impact.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation
Editors	A. Zingoni
Place of Publication	Abingdon, U. K.
Publisher	CRC Press
Pages	1901-1905
ISBN (Print)	9781138000612
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	SEMC 2013: The Fifth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation - Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 1 Sept 2013 → 3 Sept 2013

Conference

Conference	SEMC 2013: The Fifth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation
Country/Territory	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Period	1/09/13 → 3/09/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Engineering
General Materials Science

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