Presentation of Rammed Earth technique

Rammed  Earth  

Ingredients  

•  Sand/gravel  70%  •  Clay  30%  

•  SRE  uses  6%  of  cement*  •  Normal  concrete  <  12%  

*  Cement  is  responsible  for  7%  of  the  total  CO2  producGon  

Tulou  houses  

Holes  by  moving  formwork  

Covered  by  bricks  

Protected  by  lime  

String  course  

StraGficaGon  

Eaves  overhang  

Earthquake  resistance  

Stabilised  rammed  earth  (SRE)  

Low  cost  urban  housing  

(Dis)advantages  

disadvantages  •  Vulnerable  to  water  •  Erosion  due  to  rain  •  Thick  walls  •  Trasslayer  /  plinth  •  Eaves  overhang  

advantages  •  100%  recyclable  •  Low  carbon  foothprint  •  Proven  technique  •  Local  material  

•  Less  transport  

Thanks  for  your  aTenGon  

TAIPA  –  architectural  en  structural  design   Dries  van  Eijk