[Cob] bam photo

[Bill&Julie]

Hidare,,,  I like to think in Truisms.. When considering any
construction, keep in mind these. How something is built can be more
important than what it is made of.. How something is designed can be
more important than what it is made of.. The matterials that are used to
build something can very widely, with an extreem span of results...

In the BAM pictures, what were the curved walls made of???
If they are of COB,,, then just maybe the curvilinear, organic shapes are
 more practical than one would think...   2¢  bill


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Hooper" <mjhooper at trccomputing.com>
To: "Elizabeth" <juswanabe2004 at yahoo.com>; "coblist" <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Cob] bam photo


> Elizabeth wrote:
>
>   From what I have read, most damage was to buildings described as
> "unreinforced adobe brick", which I know is a very different building
> method.  At any rate, this photo is sobering.
> ++++++++
> Eliz:
> Don't forget that Bam has been there about a 1000 years, I think. A
pretty
> good lifespan in earthquake territory. Any building that is hit dead on by
> an earthquake is likely to crumble...... My suggestion: Unless you're
> planning to build on a fault line, stay sober, but don't let Bam keep you
> awake at night. Life is too short. :-)
> Mary in NC
>
>
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