[Strawbale] Masters Theses

[Michael K. lough]

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>From: "Matt Chase" <mattchase at canoemail.com>
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>Hi There
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>Does anyone know how to get a hold of a copy of Joseph McCabe's and
>Ghailene Bou-Ali's master's theses from the University of Arizona?
>The University doesn't seem to keep them on file... The theses are
>entitled "Thermal Resistivity of Straw Bales for Construction"
>and "Straw Bale and Straw Bale Wall Structural Testing",
>respectively, and were both completed in 1993-1994.
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>Thanks
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>Matthew Chase
>Master's of Science Candidate
>Department of Biosystems Engineering
>University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
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If you do manage to find this Perhaps you would share the source? Or if the 
material is public domain the material itself? There is no consensus on the 
thermal resistivity of straw bales as far as I know (not very far) Whenever 
this has come up in the past as I recall  its usually answered with lots of 
" it depends on so many things" the type of straw, the machine that made the 
bales etc  etc  but if you are looking for a " ready reckoner"  it would 
appear that  a bale might have an R value of between  R22 and R 48 …and as 
for the wall itself well that depends on the skill level of the labourers 
and the region they received training in…oh and the phase of the moon…

Michael Lough


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