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COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCKS: MANUAL OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
by Hubert Guillaud, Thierry Joffroy, Pascal Odul, CRATerre- EAG Volume II. Manual of design and construction
A Publication of the Deutsches Zentrum für Entwicklungstechnologien - GATE in: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH in coordination with BASIN - 1985

Scientific supervision: Patrice Doat,teaching architect; Hubert Guillaud, research engineer Authors: Hubert Guillaud, research architect; Pascal Odul, engineer architect; Thierry Joffroy, architect Illustrations: Oscar Salazar, architect; Patrick Idelman, draughtsman Documentation: Marie-France Ruault Format: Régine Rivière English Translation: Claire Norton Publishing coordination: Titane Galer © Photographs CRATerre-EAG: DarioAbgulo, Patrice Doat, Sébastien d’Ornano, Hubert Guillaud, Hugo Houben, Thierry Joffroy, Serge Maïni, Pascal Odul, Vincent Rigassi and additional assistance from: Sylvian Arnoux, Patrick Bolle, Anne-Sophie Clémençon, Christian Lignon, Christophe Magnée, Philippe Romagnolo, Olivier Scherrer © Drawings: CRATerre-EAG Cover photograph (Fig. 1): Rented house, Mayotte, Built by SIM. Die DeutscheBibliothek - CIP-Einheitsaufnahme Compressed earth blocks: A publication of Deutsches Zentrum für Entwicklungstechnologien - GATE, a division of the Deutsche Gessellshaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH in coordination with the Building Advisory Service and Information Network - BASIN / (Engl. Transl.: Claire Norton). Braunschweig: Vieweg. NE: Norton, Claire (Übers.); DeutschesZentrum für Entwicklungstechnologien Vol. 2. Manual of design and construction / Hubert Guillaud… (III.: Oscar Salazar; Patrick Idelman). 1995 ISBN 3-528-02080-6 NE: Guillaud, Hubert With the help of Architectural Research staff of the Department of Architecture and Urbanism (Direction de l’Architecture et de l’Urbanisme - DAU) du Ministère de l’Equipment, du Logement et des Transports Allrights reserved

© Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Eschborn 1995 Published by Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellscahft mbH, Braunschweig Vieweg is a subsidiary company of the Bertelsmann Professional Information. Printed in Germany by Hoehl-Druck, Bad Hersfeld ISBN 3-528-02080-6

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ContentAcknowledgment................................................................................................... 5 Preface ................................................................................................................... 8 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 10
Historical background................................................................................................... 10 Advantages of CEBS.................................................................................................... 11 Production .................................................................................................................... 12 The CEB as a building material.................................................................................... 14 Main characteristics...................................................................................................... 17 A building tradition ........................................................................................................ 18 The exposed wall's harmonious appearance ................................................................ 19Architecture for housing................................................................................................ 19

1.Masonry principles........................................................................................... 22
Mortar ........................................................................................................................... 24 Bonding patterns...