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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 4 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | Straw bale and rammed earth construction are enjoying a fantastic growth spurt in the United States and abroad. When interest turns to action, however, builders can encounter resistance from mainstream construction and lending communities unfamiliar with these materials. Buildings of Earth and Straw is written by structural engineer Bruce King, and provides technical data from an engineer's perspective. Information includes: special construction requirements of earth and straw; design capabilities and limitations of these materials; and most importantly, the documentation of testing that building officials often require. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Bruce King | | Paperback: | 169 pages | | Publisher: | Ecological Design Press | | Publication Date: | January 13, 1996 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0964471817 | | Product Width: | 1.5 centimeters | | Product Height: | 2.25 centimeters | | Product Weight: | 0.01 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.8 inches | | Package Width: | 6.6 inches | | Package Height: | 0.6 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.6 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 3 reviews |
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80 of 83 found the following review helpful:
 The funniest structural engineering book I have ever read. Aug 23, 1998
This book is definitely the funniest structural engineering book I have ever read. It is also useful for the professional, intelligible to the general reader, and attractively illustrated. King includes California's straw bale code, a comprehensive wish list for further testing, and a useful list of references for both stabilized earth and straw bale. Included are equations for the engineer who is ready to start designing right now, and a glossary for the lay reader who isn't quite sure of some of the terms. A valuable book which is also enjoyable to read. This is not always true of engineering texts!
60 of 62 found the following review helpful:
Technical information on the mentioned building methods. Jun 15, 1999
By pspoon2@juno.com Perry Sponseller
This book educates the lay builder of "earth and straw" about the technical side of the mentioned building methods. This technical lingo is explained clearly for the person's understanding. This book bridges the gap between building inspetors and the "alternative" builder by increasing the technical knowledge of basic building structures and forces.
12 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Earth, Straw, Yehaa! Dec 16, 2002
By Scott Knudsen
Learn how to build with earth, and straw. The one thing I didn't like about the book is that there are no photo's of finished projects.
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