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Edition: Paperback
Format: b&w illustrations, resource lists, index
Pages: 6 x 9, 169 pages
ISBN: 9780964471818
Publisher: Ecological Design Press
Release Date: 1997-01-15

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Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part One: Basics
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Glossary
Structures and Forces

Part Two: Earth
The Material
Analysis
Design and Construction Considerations
Sample Calculations

Part Three: Straw
The Material
Analysis
Design and Construction Considerations
Sample Calculations

Appendix S-1: Straw Panels

Appendix S-2: California Straw Bale Code

References

Seismic Zone Map of the United States

Unit Conversion Tables

Index