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why haven't the world not resorted to the use of soil as building materials considering its cheap and structural benefits?
 
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According to Dominic Dowling, about a third of the world's population lives in mud-brick houses.

His note is hopeful and pragmatic regarding construction in earthquake prone areas:

Personally, having survived the Loma Prieta earthquake, I'm glad I was in a concrete structure, designed to withstand quake forces.

Dirk Bouma, P.E.
 
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