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This book explores alternative building materials and their test results. It includes a review of common building materials, earth engineering and construction, suitable soil types, soil mechanics and production, masonry construction, rammed earth construction, the use of ferro-cement units in projects, and the application of fibre-reinforced concrete. Other topics such as project management, computer-aided design, education and training for engineers, construction work, quality control, safety aspects, communication, applications and case studies, accompanied by construction photographs, are covered in this book.
Features:
Focuses on alternative building materials and their applications in projects.
Provides a useful overview of earth and concrete alternative construction materials.
Comprehensively covers different types of fibre-reinforced concrete.
Explains relevant sustainability and environmental benefits.
Includes a case study on carbon fibre composite material used for strengthening a column.
This book is aimed at professionals in civil and construction engineering.
Contents
1. General Items and Brief Comments on Building Materials and Earth Technology 2. Earth/Clay, Alternative Building Materials, Cob, Wattle-and-Daub, and Some Other Methods 3. Compressed Earth Blocks (CEB), Soil/Earth, Stabilisers, Fibres, and Applications 4. Adobe, Clay, Fly Ash-Lime Bricks, and Masonry Construction 5. Rammed Earth Construction 6. Ferro-Cement 7. Fibre-Reinforced Concrete 8. Brief Comments on Building Materials 9. Concrete as a Building Material 10. Steel Structures 11. Computer-Aided Work, Education, Training, Quality, Reliability, and Communication 12. Sustainability/Resilience, Hazards, Risks, and Structural and Site Safety 13. Construction, Supervision, Site Accidents, Project, and Risk Management 14. Repair Work to Structures 15. Construction Photographs from Projects 16. Summary and Comments from Review on Alternative Building Materials