Nonconventional and vernacular construction materials : characterisation, properties and applications /
edited by Kent A. Harries, Bhavna Sharma.
- Second edition.
- 1 online resource.
- Woodhead Publishing series in civil and structural engineering .
Part 1: Nonconventional and Vernacular Materials 1. What we learn from vernacular construction 2. Introduction to nonconventional materials and an historic retrospective of the field 3. Future directions for nonconventional and vernacular material research and applications 4. Characterization of vegetable fibers and their application in cementitious composites
Part 2: Natural Fibres 5. Natural fibre-reinforced noncementitious composites (biocomposites) 6. Straw bale construction
Part 3: Concrete and Mortar 7. Utilization of industrial by-products and natural ashes in mortar and concrete: development of sustainable construction materials 8. Dry-stack and compressed stabilised earth-block construction 9. Unfired clay materials and construction 10. Earthen materials and constructions 11. Ancient stone masonry constructions
Part 4: Timber, Bamboo and Paper 12. Nonconventional timber construction 13. Bamboo material characterization 14. Bamboo design and construction 15. Engineered Bamboo 16. An Engineered bamboo for structural applications 17. Paperboard tubes in structural and construction engineering