Design and implementation of a rammed infill adobe and plastic bottle wall system in Honduras

A new wall construction technique utilizing concrete filled PVC tubes, adobe, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles and cabling was designed, analyzed and implemented. The system was designed as an alternative to traditional earthen buildings in Honduras that are vulnerable to hurricane w...

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Main Author: Enns, Garry
Other Authors: Dick, Kristopher (Biosystems Engineering)
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30651