Compressed Earth Block & Rammed Earth Structures

B. V. Venkatarama Reddy was a Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering and Chairman, Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India. Prof. Reddy’s research interests include structural masonry, mechanics of materials, energy in buildings, green buildings, low carbon const^3 million tonnes of carbon savings. Apart from publishing over 100 papers, jointly authored a book on alternative building materials and technologies, he has edited several books on masonry and materials. Prof. Reddy has served as consultant for several innovative projects on low-carbon and alternative building technologies, and is a member of several technical committees in Bureau of Indian Standards and other state and central government agencies. He was DAAD Visiting professor at Bauhaus University Germany and Visiting Professor at University of Bath, UK.

Introduction to Earthen structures.- Soils.- Soil stabilisation.- Stabilised earth block production.- Characteristics of stabilised compressed earth blocks.- Mortars for stabilised compressed earth block masonry.- Stabilised compressed earth block masonry.- Design of cement stabilised CEB masonry.- Geopolymer or alkali activated stabilised earth bricks.- Compressed earth blocks using non-organic solid wastes.- Introduction to rammed earth.- Compressive strength of rammed earth.- Stress-strain characteristics of cement stabilised rammed earth.- Behaviour of rammed earth under tension and shear.- Structural design of rammed earth walls.- Status of clay minerals in the stabilised earth materials.- Energy and carbon emissions in stabilised earth products.- Sustainability of construction materials, green buildings and case studies.