Poles & Rammed
Earth
Poles and rammed earth technology is an improvement on the
traditional poles and mud construction. Treated poles or
recycled plastic are used as the structural, load bearing
frame work of the building. The gap between the poles in
filled with soil stabilised with cement, manually compacted.
Barbed wire or hoop iron is nailed between the poles to
provide anchorage of the rammed earth to the poles.
The rammed earth is supported with formwork which is removed
the following day after the initial setting, and used for
the other layers.
Stages in Poles & Rammed Earth
Construction
Why use Poles & Rammed Earth?
Compared to other construction technologies, Poles &
Rammed earth has the following advantages:
- Labour intensive requiring low technical expertise,
allowing unskilled workers to build.
- Uses soil from the construction site.
- Fast in construction compared to other construction
systems saving on labour.
- Skills easily learnt and adopted by non-technical
people.
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Erected poles and barbed
wire waiting for Rammed Earth |
Rammed Earth House before
Plastering |
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Rammed Earth
after Plastering |
Rammed Earth house after
Painting |
COMAC introduces Poles & Rammed Earth Construction in
South Sudan
COMAC introduced a low-cost permanent construction technology
comprising of poles and rammed earth in Melut, Upper Nile,
South Sudan. This was done through the construction of staff
houses, office and dinning hall for Medair, a humanitarian
organization working in south Sudan.
Compared to conventional construction technologies, savings
of up to 50% were achieved.
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