rammed earth

collocation in English

meaningsoframmedandearth

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rammed
adjective
uk
/ræmd/us
/ræmd/
very full ...
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earth
noun
uk
/ɜːθ/us
/ɝːθ/
the planet third in order of distance from the sun, between Venus and Mars; the world on which ...
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(Definition oframmedandearthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 1388, therammedearthwall was overlaid with bricks.
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The proposal was significant in its adoption oframmedearthconstruction and other sustainable solutions.
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In some, -oors were boarded supersedingrammedearth, while in others roofs were extended.
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Constructing withrammedearthmight get the mass up without the increase in embedded energy.
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The beautiful walls made oframmedearthare melting down under the attacks of the rain.
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Examples include adobe orrammedearthhouses.
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And, as for any other building in the area where he lived, including the church and the school, the building technique selected was naturally to berammedearth.
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They were evidently constructed using arammedearthtechnique.
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Adobe buildings are similar to cob andrammedearthbuildings, but cob andrammedearthare directly made into walls rather than bricks.
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Most of the structures in the resort are constructed usingrammedearth.
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He followed the pis de terre system,rammedearthmethod of construction, in building the plant.
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And unlikerammedearthconstruction, no energy is required to compact the soil.
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The floor of the corridor and main chamber are made oframmedearth.
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On top is an enclosing wall made oframmedearthof 3040 meters in height.
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The city was surrounded by a perimeter wall oframmedearth.
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Arammedearthwall is built by placing damp soil in a temporary form.
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The altar has three levels, the highest being a platform oframmedearth.
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He found it had 120 inhabitants, with houses built oframmedearthor different construction aggregates.
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Within this there are two broad methods: the use oframmedearth, or unfired bricks (adobe).
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The main materials used in constructing the building were wood, hemp, lime andrammedearth.
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Structures from this period were usually made of wood orrammedearthand have not survived.
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In addition,rammedearthwalls keep humidity at specific levels which are ideal for asthma sufferers.
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The structure is thus similar to arammedearthstructure, and may be extremely strong.
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