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News - Geoenvironmental Research Centre
Numerical and experimental study of moisture and heat movement in expansive clay”... Lan Yi successfully completes PhD - (12 May, 2007) Lan Yi, a research PhD student of ...
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The Coblist 1997 Archive by thread
Bob Bolles Cob Do I really need sand in my clay? Will Firstbrook WCB of BC Cob BOOKS: EREC's list, what else? EREC - Duncan, Cameron Cob Earth plaster & expansive clay Will Firstbrook WCB of BC Cob Masonry Stoves Will Firstbrook WCB of BC Cob Masonry Stoves Renewpwr at aol.com Cob Masonry Stoves Robert Bolman Cob Earth plaster & expansive clay ...
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The Coblist 1997 Archive by subject
Robert Bolman Cob Earth plaster & expansive clay Bob Bolles Cob Earth plaster & expansive clay Will Firstbrook WCB of BC Cob Earth plaster & expansive clay Robert Bolman Cob earth plaster test data plea ... cob workshop (ADPSR) Ned Allison Cob Fwd: MUD coblist Conference at txinfinet.com Cob GBlist: Clay and loam Doug Patterson Cob GBlist: Low Cost Housing Doug Patterson Cob GBlist: Low ...
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Natural Building Colloquium
Its expansive clay soils are nightmarish, the region is almost treeless and the summer temperatures can consistently exceed ... has grown, so has a group of women workers skilled in plastering, clay paints, and working with straw/clay combinations. They have been building everything from earthen bread ovens to household ...
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Natural Building Colloquium
When an appropriate combination of cellulose fiber and expansive clay is left to dry, the excessive shrinkage caused by the loss of water forces the clay molecules to pull ... psi and up. Over the next few years we learned how to work with more expansive clays like bentonite and hectorite, which gave greater shrinkage on drying and therefore greater strength ...
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EcoIQ Magazine Spring 1999 Features
Expansive clay is found all over the country and usually occurs in black, brown or gray soils - but not red soil. In moderate amounts, expansive clay does ... clay. Lake beds, river deltas and coastal plains are primary locations for expansive clay deposited by rivers. Damage from expansive clays can be prevented or managed. Before building, contractors can replace the clay with non-expansive ...
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Sourcebook Earth Guidelines
Soils that are bentonitic or highly expansive are normally unsuitable for earth construction without modification. The shrink and swell capacity of these soils, related to their clay content can cause the ...
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Earth Materials-Sustainable Building Sourcebook
Most brick plants are located near the clay source they use to make brick. Bricks are ... are a minimum of 12" thick. Soils should contain about 30% clay and 70% sand. CONSIDERATIONS: The use of locally available and ... soils tested for construction material use. Some soils, such as highly expansive or bentonite soils, are not suitable for structural use. Testing labs ...
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Green Home Building: Natural Building Techniques
Many of the photos are actually collages of several exposures spliced together to create expansive murals. Flipping through the pages of Home Work will take you back to the ... paints. nzdl.sadl.uleth.ca Fundamental information on these building materials: stone, earth, fired clay, lime, cement, pozzolanas, natural fibers, bamboo, timber, metals, glass, plastics; plus fundamental information about ...
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Green Home Building: Natural Building Techniques: Hybrids
The only restriction is that you ought not to start stacking these on organic or expansive soil. Once you have the bales stacked, you add a bond beam - more as a ... earth sheltered and with a turf roof. This website describes the use of lightweight straw-clay sandwiched by ferrocement to form structural panels. hybridadobe.com Site with lots of pictures and ...
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