[Cob] Coblist Digest, Vol 7, Issue 99

[LadyB]

Dang I can't make it, more specifically my car won't right now, but I
forwarded it to a Portland area alternative builder of my acquaintance.

Am unclear if Quinn is actually a subscriber to this digest.  Either way
would like to please suggest that he announce this on PDX craigslist,
there are Events and other social listings there.  Know there's interest for
cob in the area.   

Thanks for posting!  I'm really excited to see this work being presented.

Barbara


--- On Wed, 5/20/09, coblist-request at deatech.com <coblist-request at deatech.com> wrote:
> From: pullenq at onid.orst.edu
> Date: May 19, 2009 2:43:28 PM PDT
> To: canbuild at deatech.com
> Subject: [CANBuild] Cob Thesis Defense Announcement
>
> To cob enthusiasts,
>
> I am a civil engineering student at OSU and have been 
> conducting cob research over the course of the last year. You may > have heard about my work through the grapevine, or remember my > initial request for samples sometime last summer. Well, I'm finally 
> done and would like to invite anyone who is interested to attend my > thesis defense (details below).
> To give you a quick overview, I collected six cob samples from 
> local  builders and put them through a series of material tests. 
> From the results, I was able to find average values for all the major
> engineering parameters, how much variation existed between 
> builders, > and some preliminary correlations between different 
> properties. It is not an exhaustive study of cob, but may help 
> towards the development of a cob building code someday.
>
> What: "Strength and composition of Willamette Valley cob: an 
> earthen building material"
> When: Tuesday, May 26th, 2-3 pm
> Where: Room 205, Kearney Hall (what used to be Apperson Hall), > OSU,  Corvallis
>
> Quinn Pullen