Analysis of the water absorption test to assess the intrinsic permeability of earthen materials
- Submitting institution
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Coventry University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 28758138
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.12.014
- Title of journal
- Construction and Building Materials
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- First page
- 154
- Volume
- 199
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0950-0618
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- December
- Year of publication
- 2018
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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3
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- Due to novelty of rammed earth as a modern construction method, the modelling of its hygrothermal behaviour is still in its infancy. The consistency of the current models are dependent on the accuracy of the material’s parameters such as the intrinsic permeability to water. This paper provides a simple method to measure the intrinsic permeability of rammed earth, based on the standardised water absorption test to measure, the A-value. This method was used in the structural design of the multimillion showcase building built in the centre of Lyon http://www.construction-pise.fr/Building-offices-in-rammed-earth. To get more information contact Thibault Vialleton from Batiserf, thibault.vialleton@batiserf.com.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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