Maximize strength and ductility 

Enough strength

without too much steel 

Earthen walls are reliable even if strengths are lower than concrete walls.

• Structural guidelines exist for brittle unreinforced earthen walls.
  

• Reinforced, adobe, rammed earth, CEB: good strength, some ductility.

• Reinforced ICEB, cob: good strength, moderate ductility,

• Conventional earthbag: low strength, moderate ductility.

• Improved resilient contained earth (CE) earthbag: moderate strength, high ductility.

Under construction March 2021- links coming soon