Main entry:

Keefe, Laurence.

Title & Author:

Earth building : methods and materials, repair and conservation / Laurence Keefe.

Publication:

London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2005.

Description:

xii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-192) and index.
Earth building in Britain : international context and historical background / by R. Nother, with an introduction by L. Keefe -- The raw material : soil for use in building -- Earth construction 1 : preparation and mixing -- Earth construction 2 : the building process / by L. Keefe and R. Nother -- Standards and regulations / by R. Nother, with a note on Standards and codes of practice by L. Keefe -- The principal causes of failure in earth walls and how to recognise them -- The diagnostic survey and repair of earth buildings.

Summary:

"This book explains, in fairly simple terms, the engineering properties of earth as a construction material. It describes, evaluates and compares the various methods of earth construction and explains the failure mechanisms of mass earth walls and how to identify building defects. It also discusses, in some detail, how mass earth construction can achieve compliance with current building regulations and illustrates appropriate repair methods based upon case studies of actual building failures and major structural repairs." "Professionals such as architects, builders, surveyors and conservation officers should find this a good reference. It is also a methodically presented text for students and an authoritative guide for self-builders."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

0415323223 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780415323222 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Earth construction.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 251925
Call No.: BIB 181564
Status: Available