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Published: Građevinar 75 (2023) 11
Paper type: Scientific research paper
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Physical properties of the soil in the walls of traditional eastern Croatia rammed earth houses

Jelena Kaluđer, Ivan Kraus, Ana Perić, Ivana Brkanić Mihić

Abstract

In eastern Croatia rammed earth houses were traditionally built in the past. The choice of suitable soil for building rammed earth houses depends on several soil properties. Moreover, since there are no standards or recommendations for construction of rammed earth houses in Croatia, the construction and renovation of such houses is almost non-existent nowadays. With the aim of forming detailed recommendations for eastern Croatia area in near future, soil samples were collected from existing houses to test the physical properties of the soil. Obtained results showed that Atterberg limits are within the limits of the recommended values and published results in the literature, while particle size distribution differs from most recommendations and published results.

Keywords
traditional houses, rammed earth, particle size distribution, Atterberg limits, organic content, density

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Kaluđer, J., Kraus, I., Perić, A., Brkanić Mihić, I.: Physical properties of the soil in the walls of traditional eastern Croatia rammed earth houses, GRAĐEVINAR, 75 (2023) 11, pp. 1067-1074, doi: https://doi.org/0.14256/JCE.3608.2022

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Kaluđer, J., Kraus, I., Perić, A., Brkanić Mihić, I. (2023). Physical properties of the soil in the walls of traditional eastern Croatia rammed earth houses, GRAĐEVINAR, 75 (11), 1067-1074, doi: https://doi.org/0.14256/JCE.3608.2022

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Authors:
KALUDjER WEB
Jelena Kaluđer
University of J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Osijek
KRAUS WEB
Ivan Kraus
J J. Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek
PERIC WEB
Ana Perić
University of J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Osijek
Brkanic Mihic WEB
Ivana Brkanić Mihić
University of J.J. Strossmayer in Osijek
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Osijek