TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maheta, Chahna R.
AU  - Pandya, Yatin (Guide)
TI  - Earth construction techniques, influence of construction on manifestation of built form (Also available on CD)
U1  - A TH-1001 
PY  - 2009///
N1  - CONTENTS Abstract  1 Aims and Objectives 3 Scope and Limitations 3 Methodology  3 Introduction  5 Chapter 1 : Fundamentals of Soil 13 1.1 Definition of soil  15 1.2 Composition of solids in soil  15 1.3 Basic properties of soil  15 1.4 Virtues and limitations of soil  17 1.5 Stabilization  18 o Chapter 2 : Earth Construction Techniques  21 2.1 Techniques of earth construction used all over the world  23 2.2 Four main construction techniques . 29 o Chapter 3 : Construction with earth round the world  39 o Chapter 4 : Case studies  51 Selection of case studies  52 4.1 Shaam - E - Sarhad, Kutch  55 4.2 Khamir Craft Park, Kutch  71 4.3 Regina's House, Auroville  91 4.4 Auroville Earth Institute, Auroville  109 4.5 Agnijata, Auroville  133 Comparative analysis  149 Inferences  159 Appendices 163 Work Cited  167 References  168 Illustration credits  170 Acknowledgement  173
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