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4. Mechanical Behaviour of Earth Building Materials

Authors : H. N. Abhilash, Erwan Hamard, C. T. S. Beckett, Jean-Claude Morel, Humberto Varum, Dora Silveira, I. Ioannou, R. Illampas

Published in: Testing and Characterisation of Earth-based Building Materials and Elements

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Earth based building materials having low or negligible carbon footprint are looked upon as a sustainable alternative building material in the construction sector. The confidence of using any building material is augmented with through understanding of its mechanical properties. A brief review on the mechanical properties of the building materials such as Rammed Earth, Earth Blocks (Adobe, Compressed Earth Block, and Extruded Blocks) and Cob, which are manufactured using raw earth or by adding very little additives are presented in this chapter. The mechanical behaviour of earth based building material is highly dependent on raw material, manufacturing technique and testing conditions. Therefore it is highly recommended to conduct through experimental campaign for every soil mix. This chapter also presents various experiments recommended to study the mechanical properties of the materials.

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Title: Mechanical Behaviour of Earth Building Materials
Authors: H. N. Abhilash
Erwan Hamard
C. T. S. Beckett
Jean-Claude Morel
Humberto Varum
Dora Silveira
I. Ioannou
R. Illampas
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Testing and Characterisation of Earth-based Building Materials and Elements
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-83296-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-83297-1

Copyright Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83297-1_4

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