Climatic conditions are a major concern while building earthen structures.

No city or government wants to build earthen structures or allow them to be built.

The earthen structure took the symbolic place of the original burial underground.

Instead the manure must simply be stored in earthen structures and then applied to the land.

These projects are required to adhere to international building codes, which do not permit the construction of traditional earthen structures.

Conservation of earthen structures in the Arab states.

He gestured toward an equally ancient-looking earthen structure with two faded wooden doors.

The first big period of interest in earthen structures in this century began in the 1930s and lasted until the early 1950s.

Like any earthen structure intended to hold water, berms should be protected from overflowing and damage by wave action.

With four terraces, at 90 feet tall it's the largest prehistoric earthen structure in the New World.

The ambience that the interiors of the earthen structures provide is one of cool comfort.

The dam is faced with hand-placed stones on the south side to re-enforce the earthen structure.

Therefore, these findings are unique, there is no information about earthen structures construction techniques in Central Veracruz.

Features of this settlement include open earthen structures, hearths, storage pits, and rich culture layers.

Despite feverish sandbagging, dozens of the earthen structures were breached or overtopped.

"These are the most scrutinized and most engineered earthen structures in the world, certainly in this country," he said.

They were learning by participating in the construction of earthen structures, including a 9,000-square-foot museum made of sandbags filled with earth and cement.

In this sense, a mound is a deliberately constructed elevated earthen structure or earthwork, intended for a range of potential uses.

All dams, from small earthen structures to large hydro facilities, have critical areas and components that are not visible or easily inspected.

Another canoeing option is the Raceway, a 19th-century earthen structure that was created as a mill race but since has been converted to recreational use.

Entering the settlement, modeled after the earthen structures built by the ancient tribes of the North American desert, was like walking into the past.

Tu lou (土樓) literally translates as earthen structures.

The earthen structure is still intact, but the original timber retaining walls were destroyed in late 1863 (a portion of an example wall still remains).

Research also threw up striking examples of large earthen structures that had withstood the test of time and survived for centuries.