Rammed earth

/ɹˈamd ˈɜːθ/

/ɹˈæmd ˈɜːθ/

Rammed earth

a construction technique where a mixture of soil, clay, sand, and gravel is compacted or "rammed" into formwork or molds, creating solid and durable walls or structures

Examples

1. And without regular reinforcement, the wall fell into disrepair, rammed earth eroded, while brick and stone were plundered for building materials.

2. The Great Wall began as multiple walls of rammed earth built by individual feudal states during the Chunqiu period to protect against nomadic raiders north of China and each other.

3. The kinds of solutions that are largely talked about are issues like modular homes and prefabricated homes, or stacking, shipping containers in interesting ways, or using wonderful materials like rammed earth or straw bale construction, to be able to kind of solve these issues about climate and housing.