Freeform Rammed Earth Shell Construction
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ucin14913129644450382021-08-03T07:01:10Z Freeform Rammed Earth Shell Construction Guo, Jing Architecture Rammed Earth rhinoVAULT Freeform Vault Digital Fabrication Vernacular material Compression form This study focuses on applying earth as a traditional building material to explore the possibility of new architectural language that considers the physical properties and cultural significance of earth architecture by using a computational-aid form finding method. Earth construction has been used for around 9000 years all over the world with different techniques. This low-cost, low-energy processing material has been abandoned and neglected by the mainstream construction industry since industrialization. After World War Two’s construction boom, innovations in new materials demonstrated the need for efficiency, standardization and mass production. Earth material has not been widely considered as a potential building material in recent urban construction. The purpose of this paper is to examine and explore the existing traditional material by applying digital form-finding methodology and fabrication techniques in order to test the new possibility of using earth material in both practical and aesthetic aspects. Instead of using rammed earth for vertical structure elements, these freeform shells can provide the entire envelope to achieve architectural and structural consistence. The proposed visitor center will be designed in the historical site of the Han Great Wall, Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China. The site was appropriately chosen for the earth wall construction technique since it was widely used in ancient times. This proposal exams the potential design methodology of shell structure to save the construction cost from economic aspect and represent the old technique with new aesthetic form and technical support. 2017-09-19 English text University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491312964445038 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1491312964445038 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center. |
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