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Earthen Dwellings and Structures

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Editors:
  1. B. V. Venkatarama Reddy

    1. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

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  2. Monto Mani

    1. Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

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  3. Pete Walker

    1. Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, UK

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  • Presents selected papers from ISES 2018
  • Discusses the theory and practice of earthen structures
  • Includes contributions from engineers and architects, manufacturers, building professionals, designers and academicians

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Table of contents (39 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Earthen Materials and Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Studies on Geopolymer-Based Earthen Compacts

      • R. K. Preethi, B. V. Venkatarama Reddy
      Pages 3-14

    3. Stabilisation of Clay Mixtures and Soils by Alkali Activation

      • Alastair Marsh, Andrew Heath, Pascaline Patureau, Mark Evernden, Pete Walker
      Pages 15-26

    4. Moisture Transport in Cement Stabilised Soil Brick-Mortar Interface and Implications on Masonry Bond Strength

      • B. V. Venkatarama Reddy, V. Nikhil, M. Nikhilash
      Pages 27-37

    5. Bond Strength of Rebars in Cement-Stabilised Rammed Earth

      • R. Lepakshi, B. V. Venkatarama Reddy
      Pages 39-50

    6. Shear Strength Parameters and Mohr–Coulomb Failure Envelopes for Cement-Stabilised Rammed Earth

      • R. Lepakshi, B. V. Venkatarama Reddy
      Pages 51-59

    7. Influence of Normal Stress and Bonding Techniques on Shear Bond Strength of Rammed Earth

      • S. N. Ullas, G. S. Pavan, K. S. Nanjunda Rao
      Pages 61-70

    8. Characteristics of Flowable Stabilised Earth Concrete

      • K. Gourav, S. N. Ullas
      Pages 71-79

    9. The Stabilized Rammed Earth Building Technique and its Use in Australia

      • Rodrigo Amaral Rocha, Pedro Henryque Melo de Oliveira
      Pages 81-92

    10. Mineralogical, Physical, and Mechanical Properties of Soil for Using in Adobe Blocks

      • Lucas Miranda Araújo Santos, Aline Figueirêdo Nóbrega de Azerêdo, Givanildo Alves de Azerêdo, Sérgio Ricardo Honório de Assis
      Pages 93-103

    11. A Case Study on Technical and Social Aspects of Earth Houses in Rural India

      • Y. Kulshreshtha, P. J. Vardon, N. J. A. Mota, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, H. M. Jonkers
      Pages 105-115

    12. Identification of Saudi Arabian Soil Appropriate for Stabilised Earth Construction

      • Mohammad Sharif Zami
      Pages 117-129

    13. Strength and Cementation in a Termite Mound

      • Nikita Zachariah, Ramesh K. Kandasami, Aritra Das, Tejas G. Murthy, Renee M. Borges
      Pages 131-139

    14. Reviewing the Issue of “Acceptability” of Earthen Structures in Housing

      • Sujoy Chaudhury
      Pages 141-152

    15. Interlocking in Mud Blocks for Improved Flexural Strength

      • H. G. Vivek Prasad, K. S. Jagadish
      Pages 153-162

    16. Earthen Materials as Opportunity for CDW Reduction Results from the EU-Funded Research Project RE4

      • Andrea Klinge, Eike Roswag-Klinge, Christof Ziegert, Caroline Kaiser, Danijela Bojic
      Pages 163-174

    17. Organic Stabilisers in Traditional Mud Homes of India

      • Rosie Paul, Sridevi Changali
      Pages 175-189

    18. Advances in the Use of Biological Stabilisers and Hyper-compaction for Sustainable Earthen Construction Materials

      • Sravan Muguda, George Lucas, Paul Hughes, Charles Augarde, Alessia Cuccurullo, Agostino Walter Bruno et al.
      Pages 191-201

    19. Stress–Strain Characteristics of Unstabilised Rammed Earth

      • Holur Narayanaswamy Abhilash, Jean-Claude Morel
      Pages 203-214
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About this book

This book presents selected papers presented during the International Symposium on Earthen Structures held in IISc Bangalore. The papers in this volume cover the theme of earthen structures, with technical content on materials and methods, structural design and seismic performance, durability, seismic response, climatic response, hygrothermal performance and durability, design and codes, architecture, heritage and conservation, and technology dissemination. This book will be of use to professionals, academics, and students in architecture and engineering.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

    B. V. Venkatarama Reddy

  • Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

    Monto Mani

  • Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, UK

    Pete Walker

About the editors

B. V. Venkatarama Reddy is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and the Chairman of the Centre for Sustainable Technologies in Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. He holds a doctorate in structural engineering from IISC, where he has been working since 1979. He has a strong interest in structural masonry, mechanics of materials, energy in buildings, green buildings, low carbon construction materials, and recycling of solid wastes into construction materials, and has jointly authored a book on alternative building materials and technologies, edited a couple of books on masonry, and developed a large number of low embodied carbon construction materials and techniques. Prof Reddy has served as consultant for several innovative projects on alternative building technologies and as a member of several technical committees in Bureau of Indian Standards and other government agencies. He was the DAAD Visiting professor at Bauhaus University, Germany and a VisitingProfessor at University of Bath, UK. He is a member of many professional bodies including the Indian Concrete Institute, ISCEAH, IC-NOCMAT, British Masonry Society and RILEM.


Monto Mani is an Associate Professor in the Centre for Sustainable Technologies and Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing in IISc Bangalore. He is an Architect, with a master’s degree in Civil Engineering. As part of his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, he developed a systems-framework identifying societal attitude as a critical determinant of sustainability. Dr Monto’s research deals with the interdisciplinary domain of sustainability science, specifically focusing on its theoretical basis, and application in the architecture and design of buildings- his Sustainability and Design lab (SuDesi) comprises multi-disciplinary researchers working in diverse areas of sustainability. He is best known for his contributions in functional performance of buildings, PV performance and building integration (BIPV) and sustainability evaluation in design. He has extensive interdisciplinary publications pertaining to sustainability.


Prof. Pete Walker is a Fellow of the Institution of Structural Engineers (UK), and has been Director of the BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials at the University of Bath since 2006. He has published over 250 articles on his research work on natural building materials, covering earthen construction, crop-based building materials and timber engineering. He teaches materials and structural engineering to undergraduate and postgraduate civil engineering and architecture students at the University of Bath.

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