... The hemp product used for constructing such homes is generally known as hempcrete. Hempcrete is produced by processing the stems of the hemp plant which yields two materials namely; hurds and fibres. These two materials are the key aspects of the plant’s building qualities .Once the hurds are obtain ...
bijildings on the west side of the ag-ora
... west end of the Areopagus toward the Pnyx. At the fork, in the angle between the south branch and the main road, the younger Peisistratos dedicated an altar to the Twelve Gods, which from its prominent position at the crossroads came to be something of the miliarium auieurn of Attica.1 The excavatio ...
... west end of the Areopagus toward the Pnyx. At the fork, in the angle between the south branch and the main road, the younger Peisistratos dedicated an altar to the Twelve Gods, which from its prominent position at the crossroads came to be something of the miliarium auieurn of Attica.1 The excavatio ...
Sector Briefing Draft - The Seismic Assessment of Existing Buildings
... • stone masonry where the stones are layered. They can also be applied, with some additional requirements, to: • unreinforced stone masonry that is well coursed and laid in running bond • hollow clay brick and concrete block masonry (refer to Section C7 for assessment of brick or block infill masonr ...
... • stone masonry where the stones are layered. They can also be applied, with some additional requirements, to: • unreinforced stone masonry that is well coursed and laid in running bond • hollow clay brick and concrete block masonry (refer to Section C7 for assessment of brick or block infill masonr ...
public
... conditions (e.g. stratigraphy, groundwater conditions, deformation and strength properties) and the method of construction (e.g. sequence of excavation, sequence of propping, rigidity of retaining wall and supports). In general open excavations and those supported by cantilever retaining walls give ...
... conditions (e.g. stratigraphy, groundwater conditions, deformation and strength properties) and the method of construction (e.g. sequence of excavation, sequence of propping, rigidity of retaining wall and supports). In general open excavations and those supported by cantilever retaining walls give ...
Document
... earthquakes. The effect of openings on seismic performance of confined masonry structures depends on their size and location. Ideally, confining elements (RC tie-columns) should be provided on the sides of the openings, but that is not always feasible. The Guide includes recommendations for how to a ...
... earthquakes. The effect of openings on seismic performance of confined masonry structures depends on their size and location. Ideally, confining elements (RC tie-columns) should be provided on the sides of the openings, but that is not always feasible. The Guide includes recommendations for how to a ...
10th International Conference on Geosynthetics, Berlin
... using a minimum of structural elements like sheet pile walls and concrete. The geomembrane construction is installed in a U-form, with a horizontal base between two vertical limits (temporary sheet piles). The design concept of the U-polder is visualized in figure 5. The vertical stability is achiev ...
... using a minimum of structural elements like sheet pile walls and concrete. The geomembrane construction is installed in a U-form, with a horizontal base between two vertical limits (temporary sheet piles). The design concept of the U-polder is visualized in figure 5. The vertical stability is achiev ...
cracks in building - rdso
... Stresses are caused either due to externally applied forces i.e. dead load, live load, erection load etc. or may be induced internally due to shrinkage, elastic deformation, thermal movement etc. In design, internally induced stresses are accounted indirectly by considering secondary stresses or sui ...
... Stresses are caused either due to externally applied forces i.e. dead load, live load, erection load etc. or may be induced internally due to shrinkage, elastic deformation, thermal movement etc. In design, internally induced stresses are accounted indirectly by considering secondary stresses or sui ...
Old Monterey
... given on the Pacific Coast was staged, was the old adobe, located on the corner of Scott and Pacific streets. Jack Swan, a sailor arrived in Monterey in 1843, and in the summer of the following year erected the adobe portion of the building. He used it as a saloon and a boarding house for sailors, t ...
... given on the Pacific Coast was staged, was the old adobe, located on the corner of Scott and Pacific streets. Jack Swan, a sailor arrived in Monterey in 1843, and in the summer of the following year erected the adobe portion of the building. He used it as a saloon and a boarding house for sailors, t ...
- ICF Builder Magazine
... “ICFs are a phenomenal product with outstanding attributes. They’re versatile, energy efficient, sound deadening, easy to use, and readily available across the country. The biggest challenge is getting people to try it initially. Once they try it, they love it.” The NRMCA is responsible for all ICF ...
... “ICFs are a phenomenal product with outstanding attributes. They’re versatile, energy efficient, sound deadening, easy to use, and readily available across the country. The biggest challenge is getting people to try it initially. Once they try it, they love it.” The NRMCA is responsible for all ICF ...
Activity - Cembureau
... key developments reshaped the global outlook during the fourth quarter of year, resulting in a clear deterioration in economic sentiment and lower growth perspectives for 2016 in most regions. The key drivers behind these developments were the fall in oil and commodity prices, a slowdown in global t ...
... key developments reshaped the global outlook during the fourth quarter of year, resulting in a clear deterioration in economic sentiment and lower growth perspectives for 2016 in most regions. The key drivers behind these developments were the fall in oil and commodity prices, a slowdown in global t ...
seismic vulnerability of the public school buildings of
... Schools with Typical Nepali Construction Approximately seven hundred of the buildings surveyed were built using typical Nepali construction techniques. Over sixty percent of these (about 430 buildings) were constructed of traditional materials (such as adobe, stone rubble in mud mortar or brick in m ...
... Schools with Typical Nepali Construction Approximately seven hundred of the buildings surveyed were built using typical Nepali construction techniques. Over sixty percent of these (about 430 buildings) were constructed of traditional materials (such as adobe, stone rubble in mud mortar or brick in m ...
Guideline for Seismic Upgrading of Building Structures
... plywood-sheathed wood-stud walls and steelplate shear walls. New shear walls should preferably be located between existing columns and connected to them, not only because this arrangement is structurally more effective but also because it may avoid the necessity of new foundations. New shear walls c ...
... plywood-sheathed wood-stud walls and steelplate shear walls. New shear walls should preferably be located between existing columns and connected to them, not only because this arrangement is structurally more effective but also because it may avoid the necessity of new foundations. New shear walls c ...
now
... majority of them do not conform to the prevailing building codes. Even newer constructions continue to be built without incorporation of minimum standards. This situation prevails even in high seismicity zones of different countries of Asia. In some countries, for example in Nepal, the proportion of ...
... majority of them do not conform to the prevailing building codes. Even newer constructions continue to be built without incorporation of minimum standards. This situation prevails even in high seismicity zones of different countries of Asia. In some countries, for example in Nepal, the proportion of ...
glazed bricks
... Ibstock glazed bricks are manufactured from ultra-pure clays, specially selected for their high quality and unique properties. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing technology and techniques ensure at every stage that the finished products attain the highest possible standards of performance and finish ...
... Ibstock glazed bricks are manufactured from ultra-pure clays, specially selected for their high quality and unique properties. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing technology and techniques ensure at every stage that the finished products attain the highest possible standards of performance and finish ...
Pioneer DC Engineering
... located directly beneath the floor slab with piping in it that was previously used to serve steam to the building for heat. The tunnel runs continuous along the outside edge of the building beneath the classrooms, multi-purpose room, kitchen, and boiler room. The steam tunnel turns to the west where ...
... located directly beneath the floor slab with piping in it that was previously used to serve steam to the building for heat. The tunnel runs continuous along the outside edge of the building beneath the classrooms, multi-purpose room, kitchen, and boiler room. The steam tunnel turns to the west where ...
Design of Wood Frame Structures for Permanence
... (1) control moisture content of wood, (2) provide effective termite controls, (3) use of durable materials such as naturally durable or pressure treated wood, and (4) quality assurance. Wood construction maintained at a moisture content of 20 percent or less will not decay. Optimum conditions for de ...
... (1) control moisture content of wood, (2) provide effective termite controls, (3) use of durable materials such as naturally durable or pressure treated wood, and (4) quality assurance. Wood construction maintained at a moisture content of 20 percent or less will not decay. Optimum conditions for de ...
Precast Concrete Optimizes, Industrial Buildings` Functionality
... Component casting often begins before or while the site work is being completed. This allows for erection to begin once the site is prepared. ...
... Component casting often begins before or while the site work is being completed. This allows for erection to begin once the site is prepared. ...
Double Wall Framing Technique-An Example of High Performance
... Double wall technologies utilizing wood framing have been well-known and used in North American buildings for decades. Most of double wall designs use only natural materials such as wood products, gypsum, and cellulose fiber insulation, being one of few building envelope technologies achieving high ...
... Double wall technologies utilizing wood framing have been well-known and used in North American buildings for decades. Most of double wall designs use only natural materials such as wood products, gypsum, and cellulose fiber insulation, being one of few building envelope technologies achieving high ...
Early cavity walls
... finishes. The two leaves need to be tied together for structural stability and to help carry the loads imposed on them by upper floors and the roof. The cavity serves to keep the two leaves apart, preventing damp from passing through from the outside to the inside of the wall. The cavity can therefo ...
... finishes. The two leaves need to be tied together for structural stability and to help carry the loads imposed on them by upper floors and the roof. The cavity serves to keep the two leaves apart, preventing damp from passing through from the outside to the inside of the wall. The cavity can therefo ...
Protection of educational building against earthquakes
... built to be earthquake resistant. A preliminary survey conducted by NSET-Nepal on 700 buildings of 378 public schools in Kathmandu Valley showed that nearly all figures, the buildings do not comply to the stated requirement of strength to withstand earthquake loading. School buildings play an import ...
... built to be earthquake resistant. A preliminary survey conducted by NSET-Nepal on 700 buildings of 378 public schools in Kathmandu Valley showed that nearly all figures, the buildings do not comply to the stated requirement of strength to withstand earthquake loading. School buildings play an import ...
lateral forces— earthquakes
... of hard crust many miles thick, riding on a layer of molten rock closer to the earth’s core. These plates are slowly moving relative to one another, and over time tremendous stress is built up by friction. Occasionally the two plates slip, releasing the energy we know as earthquakes. One of the most ...
... of hard crust many miles thick, riding on a layer of molten rock closer to the earth’s core. These plates are slowly moving relative to one another, and over time tremendous stress is built up by friction. Occasionally the two plates slip, releasing the energy we know as earthquakes. One of the most ...
s1 Concrete Cvr - Specify Concrete
... NAHB also recently released voluntary Model Green Home Building Guidelines (at www.nahb.org/gbg). John Loyer, construction, codes and standards specialist in NAHB’s Energy and Green Building Department, says the guidelines grew out of member interest. “We created a document that delineates, for the ...
... NAHB also recently released voluntary Model Green Home Building Guidelines (at www.nahb.org/gbg). John Loyer, construction, codes and standards specialist in NAHB’s Energy and Green Building Department, says the guidelines grew out of member interest. “We created a document that delineates, for the ...
Precast Provides High Performance—Efficiently
... University in Dekalb, Ill., feature Endicott Brick colors of Coppertone Velour and Desert Ironspot Light Wirecut along with exposed areas of white cement with an acid-etched finish. The panels are part of the total-precast concrete structural system, which includes shear walls, stair and elevator sh ...
... University in Dekalb, Ill., feature Endicott Brick colors of Coppertone Velour and Desert Ironspot Light Wirecut along with exposed areas of white cement with an acid-etched finish. The panels are part of the total-precast concrete structural system, which includes shear walls, stair and elevator sh ...
- Concrete Construction
... Engineer: LJB Engineers & Architects, Dayton, Ohio This 100,000-square-foot Mediterranean-design building contains 17 separate soundproofed banquet rooms, the largest of which accommodates 1,800 people. Tilt-up construction usually is not used for this type of design, but the project team successful ...
... Engineer: LJB Engineers & Architects, Dayton, Ohio This 100,000-square-foot Mediterranean-design building contains 17 separate soundproofed banquet rooms, the largest of which accommodates 1,800 people. Tilt-up construction usually is not used for this type of design, but the project team successful ...
Earth structure
An earth structure is a building or other structure made largely from soil. Since soil is a widely available material, it has been used in construction since prehistoric times.It may be combined with other materials, compressed and/or baked to add strength. Soil is still an economical material for many applications, and may have low environmental impact both during and after construction.Earth structure materials may be as simple as mud, or mud mixed with straw to make cob. Sturdy dwellings may be also built from sod or turf. Soil may be stabilized by the addition of lime or cement, and may be compacted into rammed earth. Construction is faster with pre-formed adobe or mudbricks, compressed earth blocks, earthbags or fired clay bricks.Types of earth structure include earth shelters, where a dwelling is wholly or partly embedded in the ground or encased in soil. Native American earth lodges are examples. Wattle and daub houses use a ""wattle"" of poles interwoven with sticks to provide stability for mud walls. Sod houses were built on the northwest coast of Europe, and later by European settlers on the North American prairies. Adobe or mud-brick buildings are built around the world and include houses, apartment buildings, mosques and churches. Fujian Tulous are large fortified rammed earth buildings in southeastern China that shelter as many as 80 families. Other types of earth structure include mounds and pyramids used for religious purposes, levees, mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls, forts, trenches and embankment dams.