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What is Soil for Building Materials about?

48 pages : 23 cm Soil is something we don t just live on, it s something we live in. Throughout history, mankind has developed ways of using soil to build dwellings. The ancients built cities out of bricks, the Native Americans of the Southwest used soil to build adobe settlements, and the pioneers on the prairies built sod homes to combat heat and cold. This book examines the properties of different kinds of soil and what makes that soil useful for building a structure. Detailed Table of Contents, Full-Color Photographs, Further Information Section, Glossary, How-To Section, Index, Sidebars, Websites Includes bibliographical references and index Under foot -- Earth buildings around the world -- Using soil to build -- New directions -- Glossary

Author

Rebecca Stefoff

Publisher

New York: Cavendish Square Publishing

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781502621641

Subjects

Engineering, Stem