Design and implementation of a rammed infill adobe and plastic bottle wall system in Honduras
| dc.contributor.author | Enns, Garry | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Britton, M.G. Ron (Biosystems Engineering) Blatz, James (Civil Engineering) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Dick, Kristopher (Biosystems Engineering) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-31T17:51:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-07-31T17:51:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Biosystems Engineering | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 winds and seismic activity. Six prototype panels were constructed at the Alternative Village located at the University of Manitoba to evaluate the wall system for racking and transverse load capacity. A kitchen was then constructed at an elementary school in western Honduras. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2015 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30651 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | alternative building | en_US |
| dc.subject | sustainable building | en_US |
| dc.subject | PET plastic bottles | en_US |
| dc.subject | concrete filled tubes | en_US |
| dc.title | Design and implementation of a rammed infill adobe and plastic bottle wall system in Honduras | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |