Editors:
- 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
Part of the book series: Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering (STICEE)
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Table of contents (39 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Earthen Materials and Technology
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Front Matter
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
B. V. Venkatarama Reddy
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Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Monto Mani
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Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, UK
Pete Walker
About the editors
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Earthen Dwellings and Structures
Book Subtitle: Current Status in their Adoption
Editors: B. V. Venkatarama Reddy, Monto Mani, Pete Walker
Series Title: Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-5883-8
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5882-1Published: 15 March 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-5883-8Published: 01 March 2019
Series ISSN: 2363-7633
Series E-ISSN: 2363-7641
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 468
Number of Illustrations: 82 b/w illustrations, 191 illustrations in colour
Topics: Building Construction and Design, Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Sustainable Development, Cultural Heritage