Sustainable building with earth / Horst Schroeder.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword; Contents; List of Symbols; Chapter 1 The Development of Earth Building ; 1.1 Historical Roots of Building with Earth; 1.2 Earth Building as Cultural Heritage; 1.3 Historical Development of Earth Building in Germany; 1.4 Earth Building Today: Ecological and Economic Aspects; 1.4.1 Sustainable Building; 1.4.1.1 Raw Materials and Building Materials; 1.4.1.2 Building Construction; 1.4.1.3 Surroundings; 1.4.2 The Life Cycle and Material Cycle of a Building; 1.4.3 Environmental Management and Life Cycle Assessment; 1.4.3.1 Defi ning Goal and Scope; 1.4.3.2 Life Cycle Inventory Analysis

Primary Energy IntensityCumulative Energy Demand; 1.4.3.3 Impact Assessment; 1.4.3.4 Interpretation; 1.4.3.5 Environmental Product Declarations and Certifi cationof Buildings; Environmental Product Declarations; Certification of Buildings ; 1.4.4 Economic Aspects; 1.5 Classification of Earth Building as a Field of Science ; 1.5.1 Terminology; 1.5.2 Building Material and Building Technique; References; Chapter 2: Construction Soil: Sourcing, Extraction, and Classification; 2.1 Natural Soils; 2.1.1 The Formation of Natural Soils; 2.1.1.1 Soil Profile; 2.1.1.2 Soil Components; Solid Components

Liquid ComponentsGaseous Components; 2.1.1.3 Factors Influencing Soil Formation; Climate and Vegetation; Time; Rock and Topography; Human Activity; 2.1.2 Designations of Natural Soils; 2.1.2.1 Loess and Loess Soil; 2.1.2.2 Glacial Marl and Glacial Soil (Till); 2.1.2.3 Eluvial Soil; 2.1.2.4 Fluvial and Slope Wash Soils; 2.1.2.5 Clays; 2.1.2.6 Tropical Residual Soils; Laterites; Black Cotton Soils; Desert and Semidesert Soils; 2.2 Construction Soil; 2.2.1 Terminology; 2.2.1.1 Open Pit Soil; 2.2.1.2 Dry Soil and Powdered Clay; 2.2.1.3 Recycled Earthen Material; 2.2.1.4 Compressed Soil

2.2.2 Sourcing2.2.2.1 Sourcing Investigation Methods; Test Excavation; Penetration Tests; Boring; 2.2.2.2 Sampling; Obtaining Samples; Manual Test Methods; Visual Assessment of Grain Composition; Manual Testing at the Soil Sample Site; 2.2.3 Testing and Classification; 2.2.3.1 Grain Parameters; Grain Sizes and Grain Distribution; Terminology; Test Procedures; Classification; Grain Shape and Grain Angularity; Grain Surface; 2.2.3.2 Processing Parameters; Moisture Content; Terminology; Test Methods; Lab and Calculation Values; Plasticity Index PI, Consistency Index CI; Terminology; Test Methods

Lab and Calculation ValuesPlasticity According to Pfefferkorn; Standard Consistency and Cohesive Strength; Terminology; Test Method; Lab and Calculation Values; Influencing Variables; 2.2.3.3 Deformation Parameters; Shrinkage; Terminology; Test Methods; Lab and Calculation Values; Influencing Variables; Swelling; Terminology; Test Methods; Lab and Calculation Values; Influencing Variables; 2.2.3.4 Chemical-Mineralogical Parameters; Clay Minerals; Terminology; Test Methods; Influencing Variables; Natural Additives; Lime Content; Water-Soluble Salts; Organic Matter

· The first-ever English edition of the seminal work in the Earth Building field · Provides examples of sophisticated earth building projects and illustrates the diverse applications of earth as a building material · Explains DIN 18945 - 47 standards for industrially-produced earth blocks and earth mortars This book provides an insightful overview of the current state of earth building. The author approaches the subject from the perspective of the building material's life cycle, featuring in-depth explanations of the cycle's individual steps: extraction and classification of construction soil; production of earth building materials and earthen structures; planning, construction and renovation of earth buildings; and demolition and recycling of earthen structures. This unique resource provides examples of sophisticated earth building projects and illustrates the diverse applications of earth as a building material. Compared to conventional mineral building materials, earth possesses particularly positive ecological qualities such as its energy balance and recyclability. Architects, engineers, students, manufacturers and distributors of building materials, building contractors, building biologists, public authorities, and preservationists will benefit from this book's ample coverage of restoring, optimizing and building with this material of the past, present and future.

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