ABSTRACT
In 1994 the authors used cork as a stabilizer and additive to improve particle size and thermal quality. Initial tests were conducted with “Licorela” type earth and shale with additions of 20-30% per volume of cork and arlite, a lightweight aggregate derived from expanded clay based on thermal treatment and autoclaving. This work has continued with two current rammed earth building projects in Barcelona using the manufacturing process of a structural prefabricated piece, armed with bamboo rots (Figure 1). Crushed black cork was used from the remains of the cork panel manufacturing process by pressure and temperature. The obtained particle size was in the order of 12/25. This paper presents the sample results as nomenclatures C and CC.
