Modern Earth Buildings: Materials, Engineering, Constructions and Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy) - Hardcover

Matthew Hall

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857090267 ISBN 13: 9780857090263

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

With the improved energy efficiency, high level of structural integrity and aesthetically-pleasing finishes achieved in modern earth construction, it is now one of the leading choices for sustainable, low-energy building. Modern earth buildings provides an essential exploration of the materials and techniques key to the design, development and construction of such buildings. Part one provides an introduction to design and construction issues including insulation, occupant comfort and building codes. Part two goes on to investigate materials for earth buildings, before building technologies are explored in part three, including construction techniques for earth buildings. Modern earth structural engineering is the focus of part four. Finally, part five of Modern earth buildings explores the application of modern earth construction through international case studies.

Key Features: provides an essential exploration of the materials and techniques key to the design, development and construction of modern earth buildings; comprehensively discusses design and construction issues, materials for earth buildings, construction techniques and modern earth structural engineering, among other topics; examines the application of modern earth construction through international case studies.

Contents: 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.

About this title

About the Author

Matthew Hall is Associate Professor in Materials Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Nottingham, UK. Rick Lindsay is the Managing Director of Earth Structures Pty Ltd, Australia. Meror Krayenhoff is the founder of SIREWALL Inc, Canada.

Edition details

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857090267
• ISBN 13: 9780857090263
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 672
• Editor: Matthew Hall, Rick Lindsay, Meror Krayenhoff