The suitability of rammed earth for construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area

Thuysbaert, John

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dc.contributor.advisor	Alexander, Mark Gavin	en_ZA
dc.contributor.advisor	Collis, Vernon	en_ZA
dc.contributor.author	Thuysbaert, John	en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-11T04:42:05Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-11T04:42:05Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Thuysbaert, J. 2012. The suitability of rammed earth for construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area. University of Cape Town.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12023
dc.description	Includes abstract.	en_ZA
dc.description	Includes bibliographical references.	en_ZA
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this thesis was to explore the suitability for Rammed Earth construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area. This would ultimately lead to drawing up a guideline for building of Rammed Earth housing and structures. The research involved collecting sixteen soil samples from strategically selected sites in Cape Town. The suitability of a soil was established through a variety of tests, varying between relatively simple field tests and rigorous laboratory analysis. These tests were undertaken to assess soil grading, organic matter content, plasticity and Optimum Moisture Content (OMC). Grading gave an indication of fines present and plasticity indicated the cohesive nature of the fines. More detailed tests were undertaken to determine type and level of soluble salts and mineralogical composition.	en_ZA
dc.language.iso	eng	en_ZA
dc.subject.other	Materials Engineering	en_ZA
dc.title	The suitability of rammed earth for construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area	en_ZA
dc.type	Master Thesis
uct.type.publication	Research	en_ZA
uct.type.resource	Thesis	en_ZA
dc.publisher.institution	University of Cape Town
dc.publisher.faculty	Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.department	Centre for Materials Engineering	en_ZA
dc.type.qualificationlevel	Masters
dc.type.qualificationname	MSc	en_ZA
uct.type.filetype	Text
uct.type.filetype	Image
dc.identifier.apacitation	Thuysbaert, J. (2012). <i>The suitability of rammed earth for construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Materials Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12023	en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation	Thuysbaert, John. <i>"The suitability of rammed earth for construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Materials Engineering, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12023	en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation	Thuysbaert J. The suitability of rammed earth for construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,Centre for Materials Engineering, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12023	en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris	TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Thuysbaert, John AB - The purpose of this thesis was to explore the suitability for Rammed Earth construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area. This would ultimately lead to drawing up a guideline for building of Rammed Earth housing and structures. The research involved collecting sixteen soil samples from strategically selected sites in Cape Town. The suitability of a soil was established through a variety of tests, varying between relatively simple field tests and rigorous laboratory analysis. These tests were undertaken to assess soil grading, organic matter content, plasticity and Optimum Moisture Content (OMC). Grading gave an indication of fines present and plasticity indicated the cohesive nature of the fines. More detailed tests were undertaken to determine type and level of soluble salts and mineralogical composition. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - The suitability of rammed earth for construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area TI - The suitability of rammed earth for construction in the Cape Town metropolitan area UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12023 ER -	en_ZA