Nonconventional and Vernacular Construction Materials

<p>Part One Nonconventional materials and vernacular construction</p> <p>1 What we learn from vernacular construction</p> <p>2 Introduction to nonconventional materials and a historic retrospective of the field</p> <p>3 Future directions for nonconventional and vernacular material research and applications</p> <p>Part Two Natural fibres</p> <p>4 Characterisation of vegetable fibres and their application in cementitious composites</p> <p>5 Natural fibre-reinforced non-cementitious composites (bio-composites)</p> <p>6 Straw Bale construction</p> <p>Part Three Concrete and Masonry</p> <p>7 Utilisation of industrial by-products and natural ashes in mortar and concrete: development of sustainable construction materials</p> <p>8 Dry-stack and compressed stabilised earth-block construction</p> <p>9 Unfired clay materials and construction</p> <p>10 Earthen materials and constructions</p> <p>11 Ancient stone masonry constructions</p> <p>Part Four Timber, Bamboo and Paper</p> <p>12 Nonconventional timber construction</p> <p>13 Bamboo material characterisation</p> <p>14 Bamboo design construction</p> <p>15 Engineered bamboo</p> <p>16 Paperboard tubes in structural and construction engineering</p>