Building with earth - Gernot MINKE (1)

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Residence, São Francisco Xavier,BrazilThe residence is situated at the foot of amountain, on a site difficult to access.It has been built of local building materialssuch as earth, stone, bamboo and wood,mostly taken directly from the site. Eucalyptustrunks, formerly used as lamp posts andpower poles in the city, have been recycledas posts and beams.Architect: Maxim Bucaretchi, BrazilCompletion: 2002Area: 330m 2KitchenLibraryLivingroomStonegardenRoomLivingroomRoomRoomGround floor: 230 m 2 Upper floor: 100 m 2172Built examples
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Building with Earth1Introduction
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Preface 7I The technology of earth
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PrefaceNext page Minaret ofthe Al-M
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1Introduction1.1 Storage rooms,temp
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1.41.51.4 Large Mosque,Djenne, Mali
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4 Loam is always reusableUnbaked lo
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(If the humidity were lowered from
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2The properties of earth as a build
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Tetrahedron withsilicon coreSand 0.
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2.8 Grain size distributionof test
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2.13 Swelling and shrinkagetest2.14
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Silty loam (1900 kg/m 3 ) (3)Clayey
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tion 2.27 shows the drying process
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Solid loam Lightweight loam2.31U-va
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2.32 Comparison ofindoor and outdoo
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2.39 Field test to derivethe bond s
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3.33.23.1 Mixing unit usedat the BR
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4 Improving the earth’s character
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As with concrete, the maximum water
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4.8This is easiest if the clay is a
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4.11P d t/m 31.831.80t’Su0.13 t/m
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blocks lie exposed to direct sun an
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4.20Straw Weight Compressive streng
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4.214.21 Setting of a lightweightst
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developed (see p. 56 in this chapte
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5.9 Electrical ram(Wacker)5.10 Pneu
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5.20Frame structure with rammed ear
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5.285.26PlasterSoil blocksThermal i
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6Working with earthen blocksIllustr
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6.7 to 6.9 Makingadobes in Ecuador6
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pressive strength with minimum shri
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Lightweight loam blocksSo-called li
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7 Large blocks and prefabricated pa
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Floor tilesPrefabricated tiles made
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8.58.6 Traditional wetloam construc
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8.128.8 Multi-storeyedhouses made u
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8.198.208.238.24Illustrations 8.19,
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8.28Wall typesDue to shrinkage of 3
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9.5 9.39.49.1 Traditional pithouse
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10 Tamped, poured or pumped lightwe
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en members were totally destroyed b
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10.1410.1610.1510.13 Pouring minera
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Loam-filled hollow blocksIn industr
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10.3010.26 to 10.28 Makinga bathroo
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11.411.1 Cutting jointswith the use
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Sprayed plasterIn 1984, the author
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11.9 Sculptural earthwall11.10 Spra
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12.112.1 µ-values ofwater-repellen
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12.412.2 w-values of loamplasters w
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LimeSandFat-freecheeseLinseedoilCla
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• In order to decrease the curing
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14 Designs of particular building e
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14.5 14.614.4ing the indoor air tem
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14.10 14.11A14.12B14.13ABCD14.14Ram
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14.1714.1814.19spaces thus created
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14.2514.21 Vertical sectionthrough
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14.2914.30Earth block vaults and do
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14.35 14.3614.34nents. The steeper
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