RAMMED EARTH WALL

The traditional rammed earth method has developed from the cob walls but has standardized or regularized the thickness of the walls. Indeed, it enables to have very regular flat surfaces.This is a very ancient art and way of construction. Rammed earth foundations dating from around 5000 BC have indeed been discovered in Assyria. It was also used in some parts of the Great Wall of China, before this one was recovered with stones. Actually, all around the world, there are many examples of uses of earth as a building material.Rammed earth can mostly be found in hot arid climates; however it is also effective in cooler wetter areas, such as northern Europe or North America. For example, the rammed earth church of St Thomas in Shanty Bay, Canada, has been enduring the extremes in climate and heavy rains of the country since it was built in 1842.

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