Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

King, Bruce. frey50

Buildings of earth and straw : structural design for rammed earth and straw-bale architecture / Bruce King. - Sausalito, Calif. : Ecological Design Press, 1996. - xix, 169 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Pt. 1. Basics. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Glossary. Structures and Forces -- Pt. 2. Earth. The Material. Stabilized Earth. Rammed Earth. Gunearth. Stabilized Earth Mix Design - A Case Study. Analysis. Design in Non-seismic Areas. Design in Seismic Areas. Foundations. Bond Beams. Lateral Loads. Analysis Method. Design and Construction Considerations. Stabilized Earth. Rammed Earth. Gunearth. Sample Calculations. Case 1: Seismic zone 2B. Case 2: Seismic zone 4, wall cantilevered. Case 3: Seismic zone 4, same wall restrained at top -- App. E-1. Soil References -- App. E-2. Soil-cement References -- App. E-3. Sample Specification -- Pt. 3. Straw. The Material. Straw. Bales. Bale Variables. Bale Wall Types. Test Results - Straw Bale and Wall Properties. Analysis. Load-bearing Straw-bale Walls. Gravity (Vertical) Loading. Lateral Loading: Wind. Lateral Loading: Earthquake. Non-load-bearing Straw-bale Walls. Design and Construction Considerations. Bales and Pinning. Wall Settling. Moisture. Fire. Sample Calculations. Case 1: Load-Bearing Walls. Case 2: Non-load-bearing Walls -- App. S-1. Straw Panels -- App. S-2. California Straw-bale Code. References. General. Stabilized Earth. Straw. Seismic Zone Map of the United States. Unit Conversion Tables. Base Units. SI Prefixes. SI Derived Units with Special Names. Conversion Factors.

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Earth houses--Design and construction.
Straw bale houses--Design and construction.
Structural engineering.


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