09-14-2023, 01:22 PM
Given how much rock rubble there is available on my property I would love it if I could just stack it up and build a house. This is pretty much what most of the world does and I guess it works OK as long as there are no earthquakes. Unfortunately there ARE earthquakes in a lot of the world, and we have some here too. Look at pictures out of Morocco. Endless piles of rubble, most without rebar. There are some pictures of piles of rubble with rebar sticking out but I think that, besides sufficient rebar, there must also be sufficient cement in the mix, and one or the other or both are lacking in most of the construction throughout Morocco.
Construction with stone and earth is an ongoing experiment that has been going on as long as people have been building. We pretty much know what it takes to build properly but since we don't make sure that everyone has adequate food and health care it should come as no surprise that we let the majority of the world's population fend for themselves when it comes to building adequate housing as well.
Construction with stone and earth is an ongoing experiment that has been going on as long as people have been building. We pretty much know what it takes to build properly but since we don't make sure that everyone has adequate food and health care it should come as no surprise that we let the majority of the world's population fend for themselves when it comes to building adequate housing as well.