Historic rammed earth
Rammed earth is a simple construction technique where earth is compacted between
formwork to make a homogeneous mass wall. Rammed earth has become a popular
sustainable building material. This website grew out of my PhD research at the
University of Durham. I carried out research into fundamentals mechanisms and
analysis techniques which can be used when looking at earth buildings. Complex
soil models have been used to explain the behaviour of rammed earth, and novel
analysis strategies developed to enable better understanding of historic structures.The
are also examples of historic rammed earth around the world, with studies of
many sites in Spain, India, Nepal and Morocco.
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