Contributors: Shubham Raj; Sher Mohammad; Rima Das; Shreya Saha; Deb Dulal Tripura
Proper housing is one of the basic needs for the millions of people living below the poverty line across the world today. Thus, affordable housing and the climate should be compatible with one another so that the inhabitants of a house in a hot climate should have cool living conditions whilst the inhabitants of houses in cold areas have a warm environment in which to live. Mechanical pressed soil products such as blocks and tiles can compete favorably with conventional fired clay bricks and concrete blocks in both quality and durability. Reinforced cement concrete structures are very popular and widely used all over the world today, but its economic value is higher than any other building materials. Thus, there exists a need for more economical and readily available substitute reinforcements for concrete or rammed earth buildings. In some parts of the world, many buildings are constructed only with concrete or mud bricks. This is dangerous in case
The buildings in this project have been designed using Rammed Earth technique. The project includes full design from foundation to roof. The rammed earth wall is reinforced with bamboo splints as horizontal and vertical reinforcement.
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