Earth as Building Material – an overview of RILEM activities and recent Innovations in Geotechnics

This paper presents an overview of the different earth building techniques, the latest innovations and the normative aspects. The oldest man made earth constructions known to exist date back to 10 000 BC. Since then, earth has remained a popular building material throughout history. With time, diffe...

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Main Authors: Vyncke Johan, Kupers Laura, Denies Nicolas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201714902001