Rammed earth walls present a potential alternative to conventional partition and non-structural walls. Earth as a building material does not cause adverse effects on humans and nature. Rammed earth walls can be a great heat-accumulating element and due to its simplicity and use of local materials it is also less harmful for the environment then highly processed conventional materials. This thesis includes internationally recognised literature, current standards and regulation review. This is followed by practical part of building two rammed earth walls from local material. Apart from main tests several side experiments were conducted on samples of air-dried ground earth with added aggregate to determine the optimal mixture. The process of drying and shrinkage of walls was monitored and finally the compressive strength, stiffness and failure mechanism of the walls were determined. The results were compared with the results obtained from literature review. Based on our findings, we presented the necessary measures for further development of rammed earth construction in Slovenia. These include introduction of rammed earth standards specific for Slovenia and continuation of conducting experiments on rammed earth. We also emphasize the importance of practical work with rammed earth to determine the economic viability of this type of construction.
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