Earth Building
Subtitle: Methods and Materials, Repair and Conservation
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2005
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781282320437
Subjects: Earth construction
Description: A thorough examination of the use of earth as an eco-friendly building material, with full details on the properties of earth as a building material, appropriate construction techniques, and practical troubleshooting advice.
Table of contents: title: Cover; title: Earth Building; title: Contents; title: List of illustrations; title: Acknowledgements; title: Preface; title: Part 1 Earth construction: methods and materials; title: Introduction: earth as a green building material; title: Chapter 1 Earth building in Britain international context and historical background; title: Chapter 2 The raw material: soils for use in building; title: Chapter 3 Earth construction 1: preparation and mixing; title: Chapter 4 Earth construction 2: the building process; title: Chapter 5 Standards and regulations; title: Part 2 The conservation, repair and maintenance of earth buildings; title: Introduction; title: Chapter 6 The principal causes of failure in earth walls and how to recognise them; title: Chapter 7 The diagnostic survey and repair of earth buildings; title: Organisations; title: Bibliography; title: Index.