Designation:E2392/E2392M−10´1StandardGuideforDesignofEarthenWallBuildingSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2392/E2392M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—Section2.3wascorrectededitoriallyinMay2010.1.Scope1.1Thisstandardprovidesguidanceforearthenbuildingsystems,alsocalledearthenconstruction,andaddressesbothtechnicalrequirementsandconsiderationsforsustainablede-velopment.Earthenbuildingsystemsincludeadobe,rammedearth,cob,castearth,andotherearthenbuildingtechnologiesusedasstructuralandnon-structuralwallsystems.NOTE1—Otherearthenbuildingsystemsnotspecificallydescribedintheseguidelines,aswellasdomed,vaulted,andarchedearthenstructuresasarecommoninmanyareas,canalsomakeuseoftheseguidelineswhenconsistentwithsuccessfullocalbuildingtraditionsorengineeringjudg-ment.1.1.1Therearemanydecisionsinthedesignandconstruc-tionofabuildingthatcancontributetothemaintenanceofecosystemcomponentsandfunctionsforfuturegenerations.Onesuchdecisionistheselectionofproductsforuseinthebuilding.Thisguideaddressessustainabilityissuesrelatedtotheuseofearthenwallbuildingsystems.1.1.2Theconsiderationsforsustainabledevelopmentrela-tivetoearthenwallbuildingsystemsarecategorizedasfollows:materials(productfeedstock),manufacturingprocess,operationalperformance(productinstalled),andindoorenvi-ronmentalquality(IEQ).1.1.3Thetechnicalrequirementsforearthenbuildingsys-temsarecategorizedasfollows:designcriteria,structuralandnon-structuralsystems,andstructuralandnon-structuralcom-ponents.1.2Provisionsofthisguidedonotapplytomaterialsandproductsusedinarchitecturalcaststone(seeSpecificationC1364).1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindepen...
