Physical-Mechanical Characterization of Soil-Cement for the Production of Rammed Earth Walls

Abstract

Research on innovative construction systems has been frequent in actions that seek sustainable buildings. The urgency of this demand has led to studies that can break the paradigm of the construction industry that sees non-renewable materials as the only successful way to build. Rammed earth is a successful alternative, as it uses earth as its main component, resulting in cost-benefit impact, reduced energy consumption, and improved thermal and acoustic comfort. This study characterized physically and mechanically extracted soils from three municipalities in the western region of Santa Catarina, as a way of conceiving self-supporting walls in rammed earth, which is a highly innovative construction method for the context of a sustainable building