NZS 4298:2024
Materials and workmanship for earth buildings
Standards New Zealand
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Sections
- 1General
- 2Materials and construction
- 3Requirements additional to section 2 for rammed earth
- 4Requirements additional to section 2 for adobe bricks
- 5Requirements additional to section 2 for pressed bricks
- 6Requirements additional to section 2 for cob
- 7Requirements additional to section 2 for poured earth and in-situ adobe
- 8Surface coatings
- A− Assessment of clay content
- B− Ball test of clay content for mortar
- D− Assessment of design strength value from test results
- E− Compression tests of earth wall material
- F− Earth brick drop test
- G− Flexural tensile strength test
- H− Shrinkage test
- I− Rammed earth mix moisture content drop test
- J− Wet/dry appraisal test
- K− Erosion test (pressure spray method)
- L− Drip erosion test
- M− Density test
- N− Flexural tensile strength by bond wrench test
- O− Determination of strength of earth brick piers
- P− Pressed brick layering test