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Nonconventional and Vernacular Construction Materials: Characterisation, Properties and Applications

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Author:   Kent A. Harries (Associate Professor of Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA) ,  Bhavna Sharma (Senior Research Associate, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.940kg
ISBN:  

9780081008713

ISBN 10:   0081008716
Pages:   514
Publication Date:   11 February 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780081027042
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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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

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Kent Harries is an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. His research focuses on fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) materials and – over the last five years – full-culm bamboo and the characterization of bamboo materials. He the author of over 220 peer-reviewed technical articles, and is Editor of the Journal of Construction and Building Materials and FRP International. He is an Associate Editor of the ASCE Journal of Bridge Engineering. Bhavna Sharma is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge, UK. Her research focuses on the use of natural fibre-reinforced composites and the properties of full-culm and engineered bamboo as an alternative construction material.

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