Building with earth : design and technology of a sustainable architecture /
The revised 3rd edition of this handbook offers a practical systematic overview of the many uses of earth and techniques for processing it. Its properties and physical characteristics are described in informed and knowledgeable detail. The author's presentation reflects the rich and varied expe...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Basel, Switzerland :
Birkhäuser,
©2013.
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| Edition: | Third and revised edition. |
| Series: | Ingenieria de la construccin̤ (E-libro--2014/09)
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; 1 Introduction; History; Earth as a building material: the essentials; Improving indoor climate; Prejudices against earth as a building material; 2 The properties of earth as a building material; Composition; Tests used to analyse the composition of loam; Effects of water; Effects of vapour; Influence of heat; Strength; pH-value; Radioactivity; Shelter against high-frequency electromagnetic radiation; 3 Preparing of loam; Soaking, crushing and mixing; Sieving; Mechanical slurrying; Water curing; Thinning; 4 Improving the earth's characteristics by special treatment or additives.
- Reduction of shrinkage cracks Stabilisation against water erosion; Enhancement of binding force; Increasing compressive strength; Strength against abrasion; Increasing thermal insulation; 5 Rammed earthworks; Formwork; Tools; Method of construction; Shaping of openings; New wall construction techniques; Rammed earth domes; Drying; Labour input; Thermal insulation; Surface treatment; 6 Working with earth blocks; History; Production of earth blocks; Material composition; Laying earth blocks; Surface treatment; Fixing fasteners to walls; Lightweight loam blocks; Special acoustic green bricks.
- 7 Large blocks and prefabricated panels Large blocks; Prefabricated wall panels; Floor slabs; Floor tiles; Extruded loam slabs; 8 Direct forming with wet loam; Traditional wet loam techniques; The "Dünne loam loaf" technique; The stranglehm technique; 9 Wet loam infill in skeleton structures; Thrown loam; Sprayed loam; Rolls and bottles of straw loam; Lightweight loam infill; Infill with stranglehm and earth-filled hoses; Sprayed loam in steel-reinforced walls and ceilings; 10 Tamped, poured or pumped lightweight loam; Formwork; Tamped lightweight straw loam walls.
- Tamped lightweight wood loam walls Tamped, poured or pumped lightweight mineral loam walls; Pumped lightweight mineral loam floors; Loam-filled hollow blocks; Loam-filled hoses; 11 Loam plasters; Preparation of ground; Composition of loam plaster; Guidelines for plastering earth walls; Sprayed plaster; Lightweight mineral loam plaster; Thrown plaster; Plastered straw bale houses; Wet formed plaster; Protection of corners; Stabillised loam plasters; Characteristics of different loam plasters; 12 Weather protection of loam surfaces; Consolidating the surface; Paints.
- Making surfaces water-repellent Lime plasters; Shingles, planks and other covers; Structural methods; 13 Repair of loam components; The occurrence of damage in loam components; Repair of cracks and joints with loam fillers; Repair of cracks and joints with other fillers; Repairing larger areas of damage; Retrofitting thermal insulation with lightweight loam; 14 Designs of particular building elements; Joints; Particular wall designs; Intermediate floors; Rammed earth floorings; Inclined roofs filled with lightweight loam; Earth-covered roofs; Earth block vaults and domes.