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NZS 4298:1998 Materials and workmanship for earth

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Abbreviation
NZS 4298:1998
Amendment
Amendment 1 - incorporated. Published 29/06/2000.
Valid from
12/10/1998

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Standards New Zealand
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Standards New Zealand
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New Zealand Standard
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Description

This Standard sets out requirements for the materials and workmanship requirements for the use of
unfired earth in the form of adobe, pressed earth brick, rammed earth or poured earth.

This Standard applies to buildings which are designed in accordance with NZS 4297 Engineering
design of earth buildings and NZS 4299 Earth buildings not requiring specific design.

This Standard provides a means of compliance with the materials and workmanship requirements of
earth walled structures. Test methods for earth building materials and criteria for acceptable results
are included.

Scope

Soil/cement mixtures which contain more than 15 % by weight of cement are outside the scope of
this Standard.

Two grades of earth wall construction are provided for in this Standard. They are:

(a) Standard grade which provides minimum properties for material for:
(i) The construction of single and two storey earth buildings in accordance with NZS
4299 and which are subject to the limitations imposed by clause 1.2 of NZS 4299; and
(ii) Use in buildings which are subject to specific engineering design using the design
strengths defined in clause 4.4.2 of NZS 4297. Standard grade earth wall construction
provides minimum properties for earth wall construction for use in buildings which are
constructed in accordance with NZS 4297 or NZS 4299. Such buildings will satisfy the
requirements of the clauses of the New Zealand Building Code which are set out in NZS
4297 or NZS 4299.
(b) Special grade earth wall construction is material which meets minimum properties which
are defined in the design and is applicable to buildings subject to specific engineering design
to NZS 4297. Special grade earth wall construction shall meet or exceed all requirements for
standard grade earth wall construction. Buildings incorporating special grade earth wall
construction will satisfy the requirements of the clauses of the New Zealand Building Code as
set out in NZS 4297.

The objective of this Standard is to provide a means of compliance with the materials and
workmanship requirements of structures designed in accordance with either or both of NZS 4297
and NZS 4299.

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NZS 4298:1998 Materials and workmanship for earth

buildings
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 E2/AS2 (Third Edition, Amendment 6)

NZS 4298:1998 is cited by Acceptable Solution E2/AS2: Earth buildings from 01/05/2008

E2/AS2 (Third Edition, Amendment 4)

NZS 4298:1998 is cited by Acceptable Solution E2/AS2: Earth buildings from 01/05/2008

E2/AS2 (Third Edition, Amendment 5, Errata 2)

NZS 4298:1998 is cited by Acceptable Solution E2/AS2: Earth buildings from 01/05/2008

E2/AS2 (Third Edition, Amendment 8)

NZS 4298:1998 is cited by Acceptable Solution E2/AS2: Earth buildings from 01/05/2008

E2/AS2 (Third edition, amendment 7)

NZS 4298:1998 is cited by Acceptable Solution E2/AS2: Earth buildings from 01/05/2008

E2/AS2 (Third Edition, Amendment 5)

NZS 4298:1998 is cited by Acceptable Solution E2/AS2: Earth buildings from 01/05/2008

NZS 4297:1998

NZS 4298:1998 is cited by NZS 4297:1998 Engineering design of earth buildings

NZS 4299:1998

NZS 4298:1998 is cited by NZS 4299:1998 Earth buildings not requiring specific design

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Description

This Standard sets out requirements for the materials and workmanship requirements for the use of
unfired earth in the form of adobe, pressed earth brick, rammed earth or poured earth.

This Standard applies to buildings which are designed in accordance with NZS 4297 Engineering
design of earth buildings and NZS 4299 Earth buildings not requiring specific design.

This Standard provides a means of compliance with the materials and workmanship requirements of
earth walled structures. Test methods for earth building materials and criteria for acceptable results
are included.

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NZS 4298:1998 Materials and workmanship for earth buildings

Description

This Standard sets out requirements for the materials and workmanship requirements for the use of
unfired earth in the form of adobe, pressed earth brick, rammed earth or poured earth.

This Standard applies to buildings which are designed in accordance with NZS 4297 Engineering
design of earth buildings and NZS 4299 Earth buildings not requiring specific design.

This Standard provides a means of compliance with the materials and workmanship requirements of
earth walled structures. Test methods for earth building materials and criteria for acceptable results
are included.

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This resource cites:

NZS 4298:1998 Materials and workmanship for earth

buildings
This document CITES:

New Zealand Standards

NZS 3109:1997

NZS 4298:1998 cites NZS 3109:1997 Concrete construction

NZS 3124:1987

NZS 4298:1998 cites NZS 3124:1987 Specification for concrete construction for minor works

NZS 3402:1989

NZS 4298:1998 cites NZS 3402:1989 Steel bars for the reinforcement of concrete

NZS 3421:1975

NZS 4298:1998 cites NZS 3421:1975 Specification for hard drawn mild steel wire for concrete
reinforcement

NZS 3603:1993

NZS 4298:1998 cites NZS 3603:1993 Timber structures standard

 NZS 3604:1999

NZS 4298:1998 cites NZS 3604:1999 Timber framed buildings

NZS 4203:1992

NZS 4298:1998 cites NZS 4203:1992 General structural design and design loadings for
buildings

NZS 4210:1989

NZS 4298:1998 cites NZS 4210:1989 Code of practice for masonry construction: materials
and workmanship

NZS 4297:1998

NZS 4298:1998 cites NZS 4297:1998 Engineering design of earth buildings

NZS 4299:1998

NZS 4298:1998 cites NZS 4299:1998 Earth buildings not requiring specific design

NZS 4402.4.1.1:1986

NZS 4298:1998 cites NZS 4402.4.1.1:1986 Methods of testing soils for civil engineering
purposes - Part 4: Soil compaction tests - Determination of the dry density/water content
relationship - Test 4.1.1 New Zealand standard compaction test

Australian Standards

AS 3700-1988

NZS 4298:1998 cites AS 3700-1988 Masonry structures (known as the SAA Masonry Code)

Other

BS EN ISO 10319:1996

NZS 4298:1998 cites BS EN ISO 10319:1996 Geotextiles. Wide-width tensile test

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Table of Contents

1 General

1.1 Scope And Objective

1.2 Interpretation

1.3 Definitions

1.4 Construction Review

1.5 Workmanship

1.6 Application

2 Materials & Workmanship – General

2.2 Mortar

2.3 Materials Testing For Standard Grade Earth Construction

2.4 Materials Testing For Special Grade Earth Wall

Construction

2.5 Initial Preparation

2.6 Reinforcement Details

2.7 Quality Control

2.8 Bracing During Construction

2.9 Cold Weather Construction

2.10 Hot Weather Construction

2.11 Protection During Construction

2.12 Control Joints

2.13 Surface Finish

3 Requirements Additional To Section 2 For Rammed Earth

3.1 Moisture Content

3.2 Compaction

3.3 Tolerances

3.4 Control Joints

3.5 Construction Joints

3.6 Cracks

4 Requirements Additional To Section 2 For Adobe Bricks

C4.1 General

C4.2 Conditions Of Brick Manufacture

4.3 Cored Units

4.4 Straw

C4.5 Solid Units

C4.6 Preferred Sizes

4.7 Bonding

4.8 Mortar Joints

4.9 Control Joints

5 Requirements Additional To Section 2 For Pressed Bricks

5.1 General

5.2 Conditions Of Brick Manufacture

5.3 Cored Units

C5.4 Solid Units

5.5 Grout Spaces

5.6 Laying

5.7 Mortar Joints

6 Requirements Additional To Section 5, For Cinva Bricks

6.1 General

6.2 Holes

6.3 Dimensions

7 Requirements Additional To Section 2 For Poured Earth

C7.1 General

7.2 Material And Mixes

7.3 Method Of Construction

7.4 Curing And Drying

7.5 Preferred Sizes

7.6 Shrinkage

7.7 Control Joints

7.8 Testing

Appendix

A Determination Of Strength Of Unit Specimens

B Assessment Of Design Strength Value From Test Results

C Wet/Dry Appraisal Test

D Erosion Test (Pressure Spray Method)

E Erosion Test

F Shrinkage Test

G Rammed Earth Mix Moisture Content Drop Test

H Earth Brick Drop Test

J Flexural Tensile Strength Test

K Requirements Additional To Section 2 For In Situ Adobe

And Cob

L Surface Coatings

M Earth Floors

N Pressed Brick Layering Test

Table

2.1 – Tests For Standard Grade Earth Construction

2.2 – Tolerances In Earth Construction

A1 – Aspect Ratio Factor ( Ka)

D1 – Erodibility Indices From Pressure Spray Erosion Test

E1 – Erodibility Indices From Geelong Method Erosion Test

Figure

5.1 – Pressed Brick Bond At Corner

5.2 – Pressed Brick Bond At “Tee” Intersections And Corners

6.1 – Cinva Brick Dimensions

D1 – Pressure Spray Test General Arrangement

D2 – Pressure Spray Test Nozzle

E1 – Geelong Method Erosion Test Details

G1 – Moisture Content For Rammed Earth

H1 – Orientation Of Earth Brick Prior To Dropping

J1 – Stacked Bricks Rupture Test

J2 – Lever Rupture Test

M1 – Pressed Earth Bricks Or Adobe Floor

M2 – Rammed Earth Floor

M3 – Poured Earth Floor

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