Earthen Dwellings and Structures: Current Status in their Adoption

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Studies on Geopolymer-Based Earthen Compacts  (R. K. Preethi, B. V. Venkatarama Reddy)....Pages 3-14
 Stabilisation of Clay Mixtures and Soils by Alkali Activation  (Alastair Marsh, Andrew Heath, Pascaline Patureau, Mark Evernden, Pete Walker)....Pages 15-26
 Moisture Transport in Cement Stabilised Soil Brick-Mortar Interface and Implications on Masonry Bond Strength  (B. V. Venkatarama Reddy, V. Nikhil, M. Nikhilash)....Pages 27-37
 Bond Strength of Rebars in Cement-Stabilised Rammed Earth  (R. Lepakshi, B. V. Venkatarama Reddy)....Pages 39-50
 Shear Strength Parameters and Mohr–Coulomb Failure Envelopes for Cement-Stabilised Rammed Earth  (R. Lepakshi, B. V. Venkatarama Reddy)....Pages 51-59
 Influence of Normal Stress and Bonding Techniques on Shear Bond Strength of Rammed Earth  (S. N. Ullas, G. S. Pavan, K. S. Nanjunda Rao)....Pages 61-70
 Characteristics of Flowable Stabilised Earth Concrete  (K. Gourav, S. N. Ullas)....Pages 71-79
 The Stabilized Rammed Earth Building Technique and its Use in Australia  (Rodrigo Amaral Rocha, Pedro Henryque Melo de Oliveira)....Pages 81-92
 Mineralogical, Physical, and Mechanical Properties of Soil for Using in Adobe Blocks  (Lucas Miranda Araújo Santos, Aline Figueirêdo Nóbrega de Azerêdo, Givanildo Alves de Azerêdo, Sérgio Ricardo Honório de Assis)....Pages 93-103
 A Case Study on Technical and Social Aspects of Earth Houses in Rural India  (Y. Kulshreshtha, P. J. Vardon, N. J. A. Mota, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, H. M. Jonkers)....Pages 105-115
 Identification of Saudi Arabian Soil Appropriate for Stabilised Earth Construction  (Mohammad Sharif Zami)....Pages 117-129
 Strength and Cementation in a Termite Mound  (Nikita Zachariah, Ramesh K. Kandasami, Aritra Das, Tejas G. Murthy, Renee M. Borges)....Pages 131-139
 Reviewing the Issue of “Acceptability” of Earthen Structures in Housing  (Sujoy Chaudhury)....Pages 141-152
 Interlocking in Mud Blocks for Improved Flexural Strength  (H. G. Vivek Prasad, K. S. Jagadish)....Pages 153-162
 Earthen Materials as Opportunity for CDW Reduction Results from the EU-Funded Research Project RE4  (Andrea Klinge, Eike Roswag-Klinge, Christof Ziegert, Caroline Kaiser, Danijela Bojic)....Pages 163-174
 Organic Stabilisers in Traditional Mud Homes of India  (Rosie Paul, Sridevi Changali)....Pages 175-189
 Advances in the Use of Biological Stabilisers and Hyper-compaction for Sustainable Earthen Construction Materials  (Sravan Muguda, George Lucas, Paul Hughes, Charles Augarde, Alessia Cuccurullo, Agostino Walter Bruno et al.)....Pages 191-201
 Stress–Strain Characteristics of Unstabilised Rammed Earth  (Holur Narayanaswamy Abhilash, Jean-Claude Morel)....Pages 203-214
 Studies on Strength Development of Geopolymer Stabilised Soil-LPC (Lime-Pozzolana-Cement) Mortars  (P. T. Jitha, B. Sunil Kumar, S. Raghunath)....Pages 215-224
 Innovations in Construction of Cement-Stabilized Rammed Earth Dwellings Post Bhuj-2001 Earthquake  (Kiran Vaghela, Tejas Kotak)....Pages 225-234
 Effect of Bamboo Fiber and C&D Waste on Moisture Content and Compressive Strength Relationship for Cement Stabilized Rammed Earth  (K. Arpitha)....Pages 235-244
 Strength and Elastic Properties of Tank-Bed Soil and Lime–Pozzolana-Based Geopolymer Units and Prisms  (T. K. Jyothi, S. Raghunath, R. V. Ranganath, K. S. Jagadish)....Pages 245-255
 Effectiveness of Polypropylene Fibers on Impact and Shrinkage Cracking Behavior of Adobe Mixes  (Gerardo Araya-Letelier, Federico C. Antico, Jose Concha-Riedel, Andres Glade, María J. Wiener)....Pages 257-267
 Influence of Jute Fibers to Improve Flexural Toughness, Impact Resistance and Drying Shrinkage Cracking in Adobe Mixes  (Jose Concha-Riedel, Gerardo Araya-Letelier, Federico C. Antico, Ursula Reidel, Andres Glade)....Pages 269-278
 The Effect of Incorporating Recycled Materials on the Load–Deformation Behaviour of Earth for Buildings  (Kristopher J. Dick, J. Pieniuta, K. Arnold, P. Logan, Timothy J. Krahn)....Pages 279-290
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 Behaviour of Cement Stabilised Rammed Earth Walls Under Concentric and Eccentric Gravity Loading  (B. V. Venkatarama Reddy, V. Suresh, K. S. Nanjunda Rao)....Pages 293-303
 Alternative Methods in Numerical Modelling of Earth Masonry Under Seismic Loading  (K. P. I. E. Ariyaratne, Chintha Jayasinghe, M. T. R. Jayasinghe, Pete Walker)....Pages 305-317
 Durability of Rammed Earth: A Comparative Study of Spray Erosion Testing and Natural Weathering  (Inayath Kharoti, Pete Walker, Chintha Jayasinghe)....Pages 319-330
Front Matter ....Pages 331-331
 Error Analysis on Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Cement-stabilized Soil Blocks  (N. C. Balaji, Monto Mani)....Pages 333-343
 Hygrothermal Behaviour of Cob Material  (Tuan Anh Phung, Malo Le Guern, Mohamed Boutouil, Hasna Louahlia)....Pages 345-356
 Light Earth Performances For Thermal Insulation: Application To Earth–Hemp  (T. Vinceslas, T. Colinart, E. Hamard, A. Hellouin de Ménibus, T. Lecompte, H. Lenormand)....Pages 357-367
Front Matter ....Pages 369-369
 The Relevance of Earthen Plasters for Eco Innovative, Cost-Efficient and Healthy Construction—Results from the EU-Funded Research Project [H]house  (Andrea Klinge, Eike Roswag-Klinge, Matthias Richter, Patrick Fontana, Johannes Hoppe, Jerome Payet)....Pages 371-382
 Indoor Air Quality Regulation Through the Usage of Eco-Efficient Plasters  (Maria Idália Gomes, João Gomes, Paulina Faria)....Pages 383-394
 Full-Scale Simulation of Indoor Humidity and Moisture Buffering Properties of Clay  (Valeria Cascione, Daniel Maskell, Andy Shea, Pete Walker)....Pages 395-406
Front Matter ....Pages 407-407
 Climate Responsive Earthen Architecture of Chigule  (Amit C. Kinjawadekar)....Pages 409-418
 Exploring Attributes of Vernacular Assam Type House Design Techniques in Contemporary Setting  (Shiva Ji, Ravi Mokashi Punekar)....Pages 419-433
Front Matter ....Pages 435-435
 Role of Earthen Materials in Rural Vernacular Architecture: The Case of Anavangot Ancestral Home  (Sridevi Changali, Rosie Paul)....Pages 437-446
Front Matter ....Pages 447-447
 Engineering Design of Rammed Earth in Canada  (Timothy J. Krahn, Kristopher J. Dick)....Pages 449-455
 Hygrothermal and Hydromechanical Behaviours of Unstabilized Compacted Earth  (Antonin Fabbri, Longfei Xu, Henry Wong, Fionn McGregor)....Pages 457-466
Back Matter ....Pages 467-468