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  2. Mudbrick - Wikipedia

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    Choqa Zanbil, a 13th-century BCE ziggurat in Iran, is similarly constructed from clay bricks combined with burnt bricks. [1] Mudbrick or mud-brick, also known as unfired brick, is an air-dried brick, made of a mixture of mud (containing loam, clay, sand and water) mixed with a binding material such as rice husks or straw. Mudbricks are known ...

  3. Compressed earth block - Wikipedia

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    CEBs differ from mud bricks in that the latter are not compressed, but solidify through chemical changes that take place as they air dry. The compression strength of properly made CEB usually exceeds that of typical mud brick. Building standards have been developed for CEB. CEBs are assembled onto walls using standard bricklaying and masonry ...

  4. Cob (material) - Wikipedia

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    Composite material – Material made from a combination of two or more unlike substances, the earliest human-made composite materials were straw, combined with mud, to make bricks and walls. Compressed earth block – Building material; Earth structure – Building or other structure made largely from soil; Earthbag construction – Building method

  5. Earth structure - Wikipedia

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    Coursed mud construction is one of the oldest approaches to building walls. Moist mud is formed by hand to make the base of a wall, and allowed to dry. More mud is added and allowed to dry to form successive courses until the wall is complete. With puddled mud, a hand-made mud form is filled with wetter mud and allowed to dry. [9]

  6. Sandbox game - Wikipedia

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    More notable sandbox games include Garry's Mod (2006) and Dreams (2020), where players use the game's systems to create environments and modes to play with. Minecraft (2011) is the most successful example of a sandbox game, with players able to enjoy both creative modes and more goal-driven survival modes.

  7. Mud - Wikipedia

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    Mud (probably from Middle Low German mudde, mod(de) ' thick mud ', or Middle Dutch) [1] is loam, silt or clay mixed with water. Mud is usually formed after rainfall or near water sources. Ancient mud deposits hardened over geological time to form sedimentary rock such as shale or mudstone (generally called lutites ).

  8. Shibam - Wikipedia

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    The mud bricks used in building the towers View of Shibam Shibam, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site , is known for its distinct architecture. The houses of Shibam are all made out of mudbrick, and about 500 of them are tower blocks , which rise 5 to 11 stories high, [ 14 ] with each floor having one or two rooms. [ 15 ]

  9. Lime mortar - Wikipedia

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    This reduces the compressive strength of the mortar but allows the wall system to function better. The lime mortar acts as a wick that helps to pull water from the brick. This can help to prevent the older brick from spalling. Even when the brick is a modern, harder element, repointing with a higher ratio lime mortar may help to reduce rising damp.