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  2. Papercrete - Wikipedia

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    Unlike concrete or adobe, papercrete blocks are lightweight, less than a third of the weight of a comparably-sized adobe brick. Papercrete is generally mold resistant and has utility as a sound-proofing material, however mold can develop if the material remains warm and moist for too long. [1] Dried, ready-to-use papercrete has a rough surface.

  3. Adobe - Wikipedia

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    To construct a flat adobe roof, beams of wood were laid to span the building, the ends of which were attached to the tops of the walls. Once the vigas, latillas and brush are laid, adobe bricks are placed. An adobe roof is often laid with bricks slightly larger in width to ensure a greater expanse is covered when placing the bricks onto the roof.

  4. Earth structure - Wikipedia

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    Earth structure materials may be as simple as mud, or mud mixed with straw to make cob. Sturdy dwellings may be also built from sod or turf. Soil may be stabilized by the addition of lime or cement, and may be compacted into rammed earth. Construction is faster with pre-formed adobe or mudbricks, compressed earth blocks, earthbags or fired clay ...

  5. Bricks without straw - Wikipedia

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    Bricks made without straw would break and crumble easily. Adobe bricks used around the world are generally only sun dried but grasses, straw and other materials are added to the clay for the same basic reasons. [3] The ancient brick-making process can still be seen on Egyptian tomb paintings and models.

  6. Bousillage - Wikipedia

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    Bousillage (bouzillage, [1] bousille, bouzille) is a mixture of clay and grass or other fibrous substances used as the infill (chinking) between the timbers of a half-timbered building. This material was commonly used by 18th-century French colonial settlers in the historical New France region of the United States and is similar to the material ...

  7. 'Overvalued': Indiana football 'irritates' college football ...

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    The longtime college football commentator has little use for Indiana's undefeated record, given its schedule.

  8. Everybody Should Try This Trick to Making Perfectly Round Cookies

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    Many of these recipes call for chilling the dough. Chilling in the fridge for at least 20 minutes helps the cookies firm up so they don't spread too thin when they're baked. While it won't ensure ...

  9. Jacal - Wikipedia

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    Typically, a jacal consisted of slim close-set poles tied together and filled out with mud, clay and grasses. More sophisticated structures, such as those constructed by the Ancestral Pueblo people, incorporated adobe bricks—sun-baked mud and sandstone. Jacal construction is similar to wattle and daub.