Compressed Earth Block & Rammed Earth Structures

By B V Venkatarama Reddy

Introduction to Earthen structures.- Soils.- Soil stabilisation.- Stabilised earth block production.- Characteristics of stabilised compressed earth blocks.- Mortars for stabilised compressed earth block masonry.- Stabilised compressed earth block masonry.- Design of cement stabilised CEB masonry.- Geopolymer or alkali activated stabilised earth bricks.- Compressed earth blocks using non-organic solid wastes.- Introduction to rammed earth.- Compressive strength of rammed earth.- Stress-strain characteristics of cement stabilised rammed earth.- Behaviour of rammed earth under tension and shear.- Structural design of rammed earth walls.- Status of clay minerals in the stabilised earth materials.- Energy and carbon emissions in stabilised earth products.- Sustainability of construction materials, green buildings and case studies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811678766
• ISBN13: 9789811678769
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 465 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"