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Adobe
About: Adobe is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 917 publications have been published within this topic receiving 6869 citations. The topic is also known as: adobe brick & adobe bricks.
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TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of the mechanical performance of structural elements built in three basic techniques, earth block (adobe) masonry, rammed earth and cob, is presented in order to gain better knowledge on the structural behaviour under static loads.
229 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a study on the durability of different types of stabilised and unstabilised rammed earth walls is presented, which shows that the mean erosion depth of the studied walls is about 2 mm (0.5% wall thickness).
229 citations
TL;DR: In this article, an attempt has been made to develop a simple methodology to calculate embodied energy of the adobe house at Solar Energy Park, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi (28°35′N, 77°12′E) and its effect on the environment.
166 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the elastic modulus of a load-bearing building wall made of rammed earth material was determined by using a finite element model, and the results showed that the elastic properties of the wall can be determined at three different scales: in-situ, representative volume element, and micro-mechanical scale.
Abstract: In order to give an example of a scientific approach adapted to non-industrial materials, we chose to study a structural element: a load-bearing building wall made of rammed earth material. Rammed earth construction is an ancient technique which is attracting renewed interest throughout the world today. Although rammed earth is currently regarded as a promising material in the construction sector in the context of sustainable development, it is still difficult to quantify its durability, as well as its thermal and mechanical performances, which discourages people from using it. This paper is devoted to the study of the last problem. Three different scales were studied. The first is the scale of in-situ walls. Dynamic measurements were carried out on site to determine the Eigen frequencies of the walls. The elastic modulus was determined from the frequencies measured by using a finite element model. The second is the scale of a representative volume element (RVE). Rammed earth RVE samples with dimensions similar to those of the walls on site were manufactured and tested in the laboratory. Finally, at the last scale, called the micro-mechanical scale, tests were performed on equivalent compressed earth blocks (CEBs), which can replace the rammed earth RVE samples to facilitate laboratory tests.
155 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a study of the mechanical properties of adobe bricks collected from houses and land dividing walls in Aveiro district, Portugal, representative of existing traditional constructions, was conducted.
144 citations