[Cob] RE: Susan's foundation

[Raduazo at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/10/2005 3:25:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
ap615 at hotmail.com writes:
Didn't the codes for adobe block at one stage require rebar?
Yes, for seismic zones 2A and 2B some code required rebar in rammed earth but 
in fact some papers suggest that rebar will weaken earth structures and there 
is not good way to place rebar in adobe. Note 
www.deatech.com/natural/cobinfo/adobe.html by Fred Webster, Ph. D. Seismic Engineer - Thoughts on Adobe Cob 
pages 6-9.