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Introduction...
Mud has been the most essential of building
materials since the dawn of the man.
Approximately 58% of all buildings in India are
mud brick and a growing construction boom in
India.
Mud is a building material which has already
being tested and tried for thousands of years.
It is used in modern day construction and the
method of using it is very different.
Introduction…
Mud has its own limitations which can be
overcome.
The main advantage of mud is we do not
need lot of energy to manufacture it unlike
brick, cement, steel, concrete, etc.
Mud construction is mainly found in places
which are relatively dry and have mud in
abundance.
Various construction methodsare:
COB: COB is good for anything except height. It is
particularly good for curved or round walls.
PISE OR RAMMED EARTH : PISE OR RAMMED
EARTH is strong and ideal for solid, squat, single storey
houses.
ADOBE: ADOBE or SUN DRIED BRICKS can easily
cope with two storey houses.
PRESSED BRICKS: PRESSED BRICKS smooth and
very strong and can build three storey.
WATTLE & DAUB METHOD: WATTLE & DAUB is
elegant and fine for Seismic Zones.
COB..
A very stiff mud is prepared by mixing mud and water in the
proportion of 1:3 and it is moulded into huge elongated egg shape.
In this way two to three layers of cobs are placed one above the other
and the sides are smoothed to avoid cracks n gap.