Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
Part I: Introduction to modern earth buildings
Chapter 1: Overview of modern earth building
1.2 Definition of modern earth building
1.3 The significance of modern earth building in the current and future construction industries
1.4 Changes in the modern earth building industry
1.5 Managing the demands of the modern construction industry
Chapter 2: Hygrothermal behaviour and occupant comfort in modern earth buildings
2.2 Hygrothermal loads and modelling
2.3 Thermal and hygric properties of earth materials
2.4 Hygrothermal behaviour and passive air conditioning
2.5 Indoor health and air quality
2.6 Sources of further information
Chapter 3: Fabric insulation, thermal bridging and acoustics in modern earth buildings
3.2 Approaches to fabric insulation
3.4 Thermal bridging simulation tools
3.6 Sources of further information
Chapter 4: Modern earth building codes, standards and normative development
4.1 Introduction: a short history of building codes for using earth as a building material
4.2 Types of ‘standards’ for earth buildings
4.3 Normative documents for earth building
4.4 Selecting the parameters for earth building standards
4.5 New developments in earth building standards
Chapter 5: Passive house design: a benchmark for thermal mass fabric integration
5.2 Description of Passive House
5.3 Functional principles of Passive House
5.4 Case studies of Passive Houses in different climates
5.5 Examples of Passive House architecture in Germany
5.7 Sources of further information
Part II: Earth materials engineering and earth construction
Chapter 6: Soil materials for earth construction: properties, classification and suitability testing
Chapter 7: Alternative and recycled materials for earth construction
7.3 Types of alternative material
7.4 Characteristics of alternative and recycled materials
7.5 Form of recycled and alternative materials: bulk or binder
7.7 Physical and mechanical properties of alternative and recycled materials
7.8 The use and reuse life cycle
7.9 Future trends and conclusions
7.10 Sources of further information
Chapter 8: Soil mechanics and earthen construction: strength and mechanical behaviour
8.3 Fundamental soil behaviour
8.5 Models of shear strength for soils
8.6 Unsaturated soil behaviour
8.7 The use of soil mechanics in earthen construction
8.9 Sources of further information
Chapter 9: Soil stabilisation and earth construction: materials, properties and techniques
9.4 Bituminous binders and emulsions
9.5 Synthetic binders, polymers and adhesives
9.7 Selection tool for modern stabilised earth construction
Chapter 10: Integral admixtures and surface treatments for modern earth buildings
10.2 Integral admixtures for modern earth construction
10.3 Surface treatment for modern earth buildings
Chapter 11: Weathering and durability of earthen material and structures
11.2 Water content increase in earthen walls
11.3 Strategies to increase the durability of earth walls
11.4 Current tests for assessing the durability of earthen materials
11.5 Surface coatings and finishes of earth structures
11.6 Long-term performance testing of earth walls
11.7 Future trends and conclusions
Part III: Earth building technologies and earth construction techniques
Chapter 12: History of earth building techniques
12.2 Earth building techniques in Asia
12.3 Earth building techniques in Africa
12.4 Earth building techniques in Europe
12.5 Earth building techniques in North America
12.6 Earth building techniques in South America
12.7 Earth building techniques in Australasia
Chapter 13: Stabilised soil blocks for structural masonry in earth construction
13.2 Soil stabilisation techniques
13.3 Production of stabilised soil blocks (SSBs)
13.4 Characteristics of stabilised soil blocks (SSBs)
13.5 Cement–soil mortars for stabilised soil block masonry
13.6 Stabilised soil block masonry
13.7 Long-term performance, repair and retrofitting of stabilised soil block buildings
13.8 Case studies of cement-stabilised soil block (CSSB) buildings
Chapter 14: Modern rammed earth construction techniques
14.6 Future trends and conclusions
Chapter 15: Pneumatically impacted stabilized earth (PISE) construction techniques
15.2 Materials used for pneumatically impacted stabilized earth (PISE) construction
15.4 Reinforcement of pneumatically impacted stabilized earth (PISE) walls
15.5 Equipment for proportioning, mixing and placement
15.6 The pneumatically impacted stabilized earth (PISE) method
Chapter 16: Conservation of historic earth buildings
16.2 Common causes of deterioration on historic earth buildings
16.3 Conservation of earth architecture
16.4 Case study of the UNESCO heritage site of Diriyah in the Atturaif region of Saudi Arabia
16.5 Case study of earth buildings in Italy: Loreto Aprutino in the Abruzzo region
Part IV: Modern earth structural engineering
Chapter 17: Earth masonry structures: arches, vaults and domes
17.2 Structural theory for arches, vaults and domes
17.6 Material properties of earth masonry structure
17.7 Design and construction criteria for earth masonry structures
Chapter 18: Structural steel elements within stabilised rammed earth walling
18.2 Structural steel for stabilised rammed earth (SRE) walling
18.3 Design parameters for using structural steel within stabilised rammed earth (SRE) walling
18.4 The use of steel lintels for stabilised rammed earth (SRE) applications
18.5 Steel columns embedded within stabilised rammed earth (SRE) walls
18.6 Structural systems for elevated or ‘precast’ stabilised rammed earth (SRE) panels
18.7 North American structural steel
18.10 Sources of further information
Chapter 19: Natural disasters and earth buildings: resistant design and construction
19.2 Earthquakes and earth buildings
19.5 Earth building design for wind resistance
19.6 Flood hazards and earth buildings
Chapter 20: Embankments and dams
20.2 Types and selection of embankment dams
20.3 Zoning of embankment dams and construction materials
20.4 Embankment dam construction specifications
20.5 Stability analysis of embankment dams
20.6 Dam freeboard requirement
20.8 Maintenance of embankment dams
Part V: Application of modern earth construction: international case studies
Chapter 21: North American modern earth construction
21.2 Seventh generation thinking and earth construction
21.3 The interplay of indoor and outdoor weather
21.4 Applications of earth construction in hot climates
21.5 Applications of earth construction in wet and cold climates
21.6 Optimizing rammed earth compressive strength
21.7 North American-style rammed earth
21.8 Case studies of North American earth construction
21.9 Design elegance of modern earth buildings
21.11 Sources of further information
Chapter 22: Australian modern earth construction
22.2 Uses of stabilised rammed earth in different regions of Australia
22.3 Approaches to material type and selection
22.4 Formwork and construction techniques: the ‘Stabilform system’
22.5 Stabilised rammed earth (SRE) walls
22.6 Designing for thermal comfort
22.7 Standards and specifications for modern earth construction in Australia
22.8 The cost of stabilised rammed earth (SRE) construction in Australia
22.9 Case studies of modern earth buildings in Victoria, Australia
22.11 Sources of further information
Chapter 23: European modern earth construction
23.2 Conservation and revival of traditional techniques
23.3 Modern earth construction techniques
23.4 Case studies of modern earth buildings throughout Europe
Chapter 24: Modern rammed earth construction in China
24.2 Challenges for modern rammed earth construction in China
24.3 Opportunities for modern rammed earth construction in China
24.4 Approaches to material type and selection
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