Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Affordable, sustainable, and resilient tornado shelter design
using compressed stabilized earth block construction
Benjamin Wagner, Ece Erdogmus & Avery Schwer
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
ABSTRACT: Non-engineered earthen construction is critiqued for being fit only for dry climates and
performing poorly against extreme loads. The authors, as part of a National Science Foundation funded col-
laborative research project, are studying the performance of engineered earthen masonry against tornado-level
wind pressures. This paper introduces an affordable, sustainable, and resilient ...