Load-Bearing Straw Bale Construction
A summary of worldwide testing and experience (Bruce King, PE)
**Vertical Load Calculations**
Structural calculations for vertical loading (Kevin Donahue, SE)
Out-of-Plane Load Test
Test report of walls with different combinations of plaster and mesh to resist out-of-plane loads. (Kevin Donahue, SE)
**Out-of-Plane Load Calculations**
Structural calculations for out-of-plane loading (Kevin Donahue, SE)
Out-of-Plane Load Calculations - Supplemental
Supplemental structural calculations for out-of-plane loading (Kevin Donahue, SE)
In-Plane Cyclic Tests of Plastered Straw Bale Walls - U. of Illinois
Testing report on 3 earth-plastered and 3 cement-plastered 8'x8' straw bale wall specimens (Cole Ash; Mark Aschheim, PE; David Mar, SE)
In-Plane Cyclic Tests of Plastered Straw Bale Walls - U. of Washington
Thesis on testing of 2 cement-plastered 8'x8' straw bale wall specimens (J.Ramirez)
In-Plane Cyclic Test of Plastered Straw Bale Wall - California Polytechnic University
Thesis on testing of 2 cement-plastered 4'x8' straw bale wall specimen (S.Faurot; K.Kelly; H.Kim)
In-Plane Monotonic Test of Plastered Straw Bale Wall - California Polytechnic University
Thesis on testing of cement-plastered 8'x8' straw bale wall specimen (J.Nichols; S.Rapp)
Shake Table Test Video of Full Scale Building Specimen - U. of Nevada, NEES Facility
Video of 14'x14'x10' clay-plastered straw bale building specimen constructed with shaketablesbbldgtestunrphotosystem developed for earthquake affected Pakistan (Darcey Donovan, PE)
** Basis for Prescriptive Use of Plastered Strawbale Walls as Braced Wall Panels in the IRC**
(added 3.7.13)
Derivation of minimum total length for strawbale walls used as prescriptive braced wall panels in the IRC. (M.Aschheim, PE; M.Hammer, Architect )
** Seismic Design Factors and Allowable Shears for Strawbale Wall Assemblies**
Recommended seismic design factors and allowable shears, including P695 analysis and analysis of in-plane testing results. (Mark Aschheim, PE, et al.
Mesh Anchorage Details for Straw Bale Walls
Analysis of testing of mesh attachment to boundary members. (A.Parker, M.Aschheim, PE, et al)
Straw Bale Wall Stiffness
Analysis of stiffness compared with plywood shear walls and concrete shear walls. (K.Donahue, SE)