New mud-brick construction methods could provide an affordable building alternative for the devastated town of Bam in Iran.
Following the recent earthquake in Iran, experts have been researching modern methods to prevent damage in future disasters. "Nader Khalili, an Iranian-born architect based in California, disagrees. He believes his 'super-adobe' building technique is the answer." Using a mixture of concrete, adobe (mud), and barbed wire, he claims to make buildings that look like the original mud structures, but are "strong enough to withstand a pull of 27,000lbs -- equivalent to a concrete-filled truck dangling off a cliff. [The method] has been approved by building authorities in California as safe for the state's earthquake zone."
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FULL STORY: 'I can rebuild city with mud and barbed wire,' says architect
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