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Forum: Renovations & New Construction

11-16-11, 02:35 PM

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Earth Bricks

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Posted By bennelson

The project used earth bricks to build a workshop...

The project used earth bricks to build a workshop building. On that building they used cement mortar between the bricks.

They found that did NOT work well. The mortar liked to break away from the...

Forum: Renovations & New Construction

11-16-11, 11:25 AM

Replies: 13

Earth Bricks

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Posted By bennelson

When I was on the tour, they did list a specific...

When I was on the tour, they did list a specific PSI that they tested the bricks to. I just don't recall the exact number, so I don't want to make something up and spread misinformation.

They had...

Forum: Renovations & New Construction

11-08-11, 07:44 PM

Replies: 13

Earth Bricks

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Posted By bennelson

I don't know the exact mix of clay/silt/sand. It...

I don't know the exact mix of clay/silt/sand. It was very clay-like.

The earth is loaded into the top of a big hopper with a bucket loader that has sort of a flail on the front of it. The flail...

Forum: Renovations & New Construction

11-08-11, 06:28 PM

Replies: 13

Earth Bricks

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Posted By bennelson

I don't know the exact ratio, but it was very...

I don't know the exact ratio, but it was very much clay.

The bricks were very hard, dense, and whatever the opposite of crumbly is.

Apparently, they have done pressure testing on them and the...

Forum: Renovations & New Construction

11-08-11, 09:37 AM

Replies: 13

Earth Bricks

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Posted By bennelson

Earth Bricks

Hi Folks,

This past weekend, some friends and I visited the Open Source Ecology project in Missouri.

We were there to tour the place and also lend a hand setting up some earthen bricks. The...

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