Nonconventional and Vernacular Construction Materials: Characterisation, Properties and Applications

Nonconventional and Vernacular Construction Materials: Characterisation, Properties and Applications provides a comprehensive repository of information on materials science and the modern structural engineering application of ancient, vernacular, and nonconventional building materials, with leading experts contributing chapters that focus on current applications and the engineering of these construction materials. Opening with a historic retrospective of nonconventional materials, Part One includes a review of vernacular construction and a discussion of the future directions for nonconventional and vernacular materials research and applications. Chapters in Part Two focus on natural fibers, including their application in cementitious composites, non-cementitious composites, and strawbale construction. In Part Three, chapters cover the use of industrial by-products and natural ashes in cement mortar and concrete, and construction using soil-cement blocks, clay-based materials, adobe and earthen materials, and ancient stone masonry. Timber, bamboo, and paper construction materials are investigated in the final section of the book. Provides a state-of-the-art review of the modern use and engineering of nonconventional building materialsContains chapters that focus on individual construction materials and address both material characterization and structural applicationsCovers sustainable engineering and the trend towards engineering for humanity INDICE: Part One Nonconventional materials and vernacular construction 1 What we learn from vernacular construction 2 Introduction to nonconventional materials and a historic retrospective of the field 3 Future directions for nonconventional and vernacular material research and applications Part Two Natural fibres 4 Characterisation of vegetable fibres and their application in cementitious composites 5 Natural fibre-reinforced non-cementitious composites (bio-composites) 6 Straw Bale construction Part Three Concrete and Masonry 7 Utilisation 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 Four Timber, Bamboo and Paper 12 Nonconventional timber construction 13 Bamboo material characterisation 14 Bamboo design construction 15 Engineered bamboo 16 Paperboard tubes in structural and construction engineering

• ISBN: 978-0-08-100871-3
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 540
• Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés