Maremat & Me'mari-e Iran
Art University of Isfahan
1- university , s.omidvari@sau.ac.ir
2- university
2- university
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Soil is one of the natural materials that is cheap, easily available and used in many parts of the world. Generally, in architecture soil is used in different methods in combination with water and other materials. This earthen material operates generally in three different building systems, including Masonry systems, monolithic systems, and filler systems. One of the most important systems in earthen structures have been the monolithic or integrated systems in which architectural and mortar elements act as integrated and are interconnected. Execution technique of rammed earth among different soil techniques is one of the monolithic building systems that allow constructing strong structural walls by pouring the soil in wooden or metal molds and ramming it. This technique has become popular in many parts of the world, especially in Europe.
In the process of constructing buildings with rammed earth, has been one of the most important issues to identify and assessing suitable soil for aggregate and appropriate moisture for ramming and shaping the wall. Although many studies have tried to provide a specific ratio and percentage of aggregate and optimal moisture, but due to the nature of soil materials which is different from other new materials and the soil of each region has special and different characteristics, therefore providing definite percentages is not possible to guide the builders of each region for proper execution of this technique. In order to identify the appropriate soil and optimal moisture in the rammed earth technique, various tests are suggested, that by performing these tests on local soil can help the builders to accurately identify the soil and optimal moisture. This paper, based on the empirical-field research method and library studies, an attempt has been made to provide appropriate solutions for assessing suitable soil for rammed earth walls.
In the process of constructing buildings with rammed earth, has been one of the most important issues to identify and assessing suitable soil for aggregate and appropriate moisture for ramming and shaping the wall. Although many studies have tried to provide a specific ratio and percentage of aggregate and optimal moisture, but due to the nature of soil materials which is different from other new materials and the soil of each region has special and different characteristics, therefore providing definite percentages is not possible to guide the builders of each region for proper execution of this technique. In order to identify the appropriate soil and optimal moisture in the rammed earth technique, various tests are suggested, that by performing these tests on local soil can help the builders to accurately identify the soil and optimal moisture. This paper, based on the empirical-field research method and library studies, an attempt has been made to provide appropriate solutions for assessing suitable soil for rammed earth walls.
Article number: 150
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Subject:
Maremat
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