The scaling off is among the most pervasive and severe deterioration types. The scaling off
developed on earthen sites in Northwest China has a special and complex binary structure …

Earth construction techniques, such as rammed earth, are present worldwide due to the
availability of the material and its mechanical performance. Today they are also attracting …

The main ingredients of traditional rammed earth walls are plain soil, which decreases the
compressive strength and water resistance performance of the rammed earth buildings. To …

Salt damage is one of the most important causes of the destruction of earthen heritage sites.
The study of salt distribution is of great significance for identifying potential erosion patterns …

Rammed earth has a longstanding tradition as a construction method and has recently
gained renewed interest as an eco-friendly building technique. To employ it effectively in …

The material analysed in the present paper is a specific mixture of the shot-earth (named
shot-earth 772) produced by introducing, into a high velocity air stream, 7 parts of excavated …

Abstract Compressed Earth Blocks (CEBs) have been attracting increasing research interest
recently, because of their sustainable nature. While these earth-based materials have long …

This paper aims to test the deterioration of cement stabilized rammed earth and consider its
characteristics during its lifespan in various exposure conditions. Both visual and …

The long-term chemo–thermo–hydro–mechanical behavior, the salt migration, and the salt
attack on unstabilized rammed earth have been rarely investigated in the literature. The …

Rammed earth is attracting renewed interest due to its sustainability. In this work, a
mechanical characterization of unstabilized rammed earth is presented. Compressive …