| Description |
iii, 65 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
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Bulletin / CSIRO Australia, Division of Building, Construction and Engineering ; 5 |
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Bulletin (CSIRO. Division of Building, Construction and Engineering) ; 5
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| Contents |
Revised by L. M. Schneider Appendix: A. Method of determining the necessary depth of embedment at holding-down bolts - B. The composition and method of application of cement-render coats to earth- wall construction - C. Bituminous stabilisation of soils - D. Accelerated erosion test - E. Method for determination of compressive strength - F. Metricated summary of Table 10 from report BMS 78 ' Structural, heat transfer and water permeability properties of five earth-wall constructions', NBS, 1941 - G. Determination of density of rammed earth |
| Summary |
Section 6 has been expanded to describe the types of machines available and appropriate quality requirements are specified in Section 2. - where other more complete information is available and should be used that information is referred to and the inadequate information in the third edition has been deleted from this edition. For example footings for houses should be designed in accordance with AS2870 using the equivalencies given in Table 1.1. Similarly no attempt has been made to cover solar, earthquake or cyclone design. The provisions of this Bulletin are of necessity generalised and possibly conservative. They should not therefore preclude the use of more specific information or more refined design by appropriately qualified and experienced persons. Nor are they intended to inhibit the development of new methods of construction |
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The most important of these developments and the corresponding guidelines are as follows: - while earth-wall construction is generally accepted by all levels of government in Australia some councils still have reservations about its durability and structural adequacy and insist on excessively wide eaves or verandahs and post and beam construction. Sections 3.2 and 3.3 should dispel any such doubts. - as stated above, when the third edition was published in 1981the Cinva-ram was the only pressed-block machine in common use. A variety of machines are available now and pressed blocks are being produced commercially in quite significant numbers |
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The third edition which was published in May 1981 set out evaluation procedures for the mud-brick (adobe) rammed-earth (pise) and Cinva-ram methods of construction and these procedures were generally accepted by Local Government for approval of the construction methods. The Cinva-ram was the only pressed- block machine mentioned in the third edition as it was the only machine in common use at the time. Mechanical presses had been used in the 60s, notably by the Northern Territory Housing Commission, but their use had been discontinued. The Cinva-ram was developed in Bogota, Columbia, in the early 50s. However, it was not until the mid 70s that the first machines, made under licence in New Zealand, were imported into Australia. Very significant developments have taken place in earth-wall construction since the third edition was published and this fourth edition attempts to take cognisance of these developments and to provide guidance for the industry in the future |
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This publication first appeared as the Commonwealth Experimental Building Station's Bulletin 5, Earth-wall Construction by G.F. Middleton (1952). With metrication of the building industry in Australia in the 70s a second metricated edition was produced in 1976. This second edition contained some minor editorial changes but no change to the technical content other than metrication. The revival of interest in earth- wall construction that resulted from the energy crisis of the 70s, the growing environmental consciousness and the high cost of borrowing money highlighted the inadequacy of the information in this 2nd edition and the decision was taken to revise it |
| Notes |
Fourth ed. originally published: 1987 |
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CSIRO |
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Building materials.
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Building, Adobe -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Building, Adobe.
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Earth houses -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Earth houses.
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Mud brick houses
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Pisé -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Pisé.
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Pisé -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Soil stabilization.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Schneider, L. M.
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Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia). Division of Building, Construction and Engineering
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