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<p>Traditionally, the greatest weaknesses of earthen constructions are water infiltration and freeze-thaw cycles. The purpose of this article is to analyze the characteristics of the soil in order to use it as a building material and the ways to improve it using various additives in the mixture or the possible treatment of exposed surfaces.</p>
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Traditionally, the greatest weaknesses of earthen constructions are water infiltration and freeze-thaw cycles. The purpose of this article is to analyze the characteristics of the soil in order to use it as a building material and the ways to improve it using various additives in the mixture or the possible treatment of exposed surfaces.

Using Earth as a Construction Material

Ovidius University Annals of Constanta - Series Civil Engineering

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Traditionally, the greatest weaknesses of earthen constructions are water infiltration and freeze-thaw cycles. The purpose of this article is to analyze the...

Using Earth as a Construction Material

Publicado en línea: 03 mar 2022

Páginas: 121 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ouacsce-2021-0015

Palabras clave
aditives, earthen constructions, improvement, protection, treatment

© 2021 Șeitan Tudorel, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Using Earth as a Construction Material

Publicado en línea: 03 mar 2022

Páginas: 121 - 126

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ouacsce-2021-0015

Palabras claveaditives, earthen constructions, improvement, protection, treatment

© 2021 Șeitan Tudorel, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
aditives, earthen constructions, improvement, protection, treatment