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Informationen zum Autor Dr Matthew R. Hall is a Lecturer in civil engineering materials at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is an award winning researcher, noted for his work in the fields of thermo-physical properties and heat and mass transport in porous materials. Rick Lindsay is the Managing Director of Earth Structures Pty Ltd, Australia. Meror Krayenhoff is the founder of SIREWALL Inc, Canada. Klappentext Earth has been used as a building material for centuries! providing local communities with a sustainable and durable material from which homes and other buildings are constructed. Highlighting the use of modern earthen construction in different climates! this book critically reviews materials! design! and construction techniques. Zusammenfassung This book provides an essential exploration of the materials and techniques key to the design! development and construction of such buildings. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Introduction to modern earth buildings: Overview of modern earth building; Hygrothermal behaviour and occupant comfort in modern earth buildings; Fabric insulation! thermal bridging and acoustics in modern earth buildings; Modern earth building codes! standards and normative development; Passive house design: a benchmark for thermal mass fabric. Part 2 Earth materials engineering and earth construction: Soil materials for earth construction: properties! classification and suitability testing; Alternative and recycled materials for earth construction; Soil mechanics and earthen construction: Strength and mechanical behaviour; Soil stabilisation and earth construction: materials! properties! and techniques; Integral admixtures and surface treatments for modern earth buildings; Weathering and durability of earthen materials and structures. Part 3 Earth building technologies and earth construction techniques: History of earth building techniques; Stabilised soil blocks for structural masonry in earth construction; Modern rammed earth construction techniques; Pneumatically impacted stabilized earth (PISE) construction techniques; Conservation of historic earth buildings. Part 4 Modern earth structural engineering: Earth masonry structures: arches! vaults and domes; Structural steel elements within stabilised rammed earth (SRE) walling; Natural disasters and earth buildings: resistant design and construction; Embankments and earthfill dams: construction materials and techniques. Part 5 Application of modern earth construction: international case studies: North American modern earth construction; Australasian modern earth construction; European modern earth construction; Modern rammed earth construction in China. ...
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Preface
Part I: Introduction to modern earth buildings
Chapter 1: Overview of modern earth building
Abstract:
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Definition of modern earth building
1.3 The significance of modern earth building in the current and future construction industries
1.4 Changes in the modern earth building industry
1.5 Managing the demands of the modern construction industry
Chapter 2: Hygrothermal behaviour and occupant comfort in modern earth buildings
Abstract:
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Hygrothermal loads and modelling
2.3 Thermal and hygric properties of earth materials
2.4 Hygrothermal behaviour and passive air conditioning
2.5 Indoor health and air quality
2.6 Sources of further information
2.8 Appendix: nomenclature
Chapter 3: Fabric insulation, thermal bridging and acoustics in modern earth buildings
Abstract:
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Approaches to fabric insulation
3.3 Thermal bridging theory
3.4 Thermal bridging simulation tools
3.5 Acoustic reverberation
3.6 Sources of further information
3.8 Appendix: nomenclature
Chapter 4: Modern earth building codes, standards and normative development
Abstract:
4.1 Introduction: a short history of building codes for using earth as a building material
4.2 Types of 'standards' for earth buildings
4.3 Normative documents for earth building
4.4 Selecting the parameters for earth building standards
4.5 New developments in earth building standards
4.6 Conclusions
Chapter 5: Passive house design: a benchmark for thermal mass fabric integration
Abstract:
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Description of Passive House
5.3 Functional principles of Passive House
5.4 Case studies of Passive Houses in different climates
5.5 Examples of Passive House architecture in Germany
5.6 Future trends
5.7 Sources of further information
Part II: Earth materials engineering and earth construction
Chapter 6: Soil materials for earth construction: properties, classification and suitability testing
Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Soil formation
6.3 Soil types
6.4 Soil consistency
6.5 Compaction of soil
6.6 Conclusion
6.8 Appendix
Chapter 7: Alternative and recycled materials for earth construction
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Classification
7.3 Types of alternative material
7.4 Characteristics of alternative and recycled materials
7.5 Form of recycled and alternative materials: bulk or binder
7.6 Leaching
7.7 Physical and mechanical properties of alternative and recycled materials
7.8 The use and reuse life cycle
7.9 Future trends and conclusions
7.10 Sources of further information
7.12 Appendix
Chapter 8: Soil mechanics and earthen construction: strength and mechanical behaviour
Abstract:
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Basic mechanics
8.3 Fundamental soil behaviour
8.4 Effective stress
8.5 Models of shear strength for soils
8.6 Unsaturated soil behaviour
8.7 The use of soil mechanics in earthen construction
8.8 Future trends
8.9 Sources of further information
Chapter 9: Soil stabilisation and earth construction: materials, properties and techniques
Abstract:
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Lime stabilisation
9.3 Cement and pozzolans
9.4 Bituminous binders and emulsions
9.5 Synthetic binders, polymers and adhesives
9.6 Fibre reinforcement
9.7 Selection tool for modern stabilised earth construction
Chapter 10: Integral admixtures and surface treatments for modern earth buildin
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