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Modern earth buildings : materials, engineering, construction and applications / edited by Matthew R. Hall, Rick Lindsay and Meror Krayenhoff.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Woodhead Publishing in energy ; no. 33.
- Woodhead publishing series in energy, 2044-9364 ; no. 33
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Earth construction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (809 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st edition
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Woodhead Pub Ltd., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The construction of earth buildings has been taking place worldwide for centuries. 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.Beginning with an overview of modern earth building, part one provides an introduction to design and construction issues including i
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Introduction to modern earth buildings
- pt. 2. Earth materials engineering and earth construction
- pt. 3. Earth building technologies and earth construction techniques
- pt. 4. Modern earth structural engineering
- pt. 5. Application of modern earth construction : international case studies.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781628703795
- 1628703792
- 9780857096166
- 0857096168
- OCLC:
- 867318156
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