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Vernacular earthen buildings from Leiria, Portugal – Architectural survey towards their conservation and retrofitting
João Luís Parracha,João Luís Parracha,José Tarcísio Lima,Maria Teresa Freire,M Ferreira,Paulina Faria,Paulina Faria +6 more
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In this paper, a survey of earthen buildings from the Leiria region of Portugal is presented, and two of them are taken as case studies to study their construction specificities, main building pathology, and thus contribute to preserving the heritage of these buildings.Abstract:
In Portugal, rammed earth monolithic walls and adobe masonry were, for several centuries, important construction techniques for dwellings. The frequent unnecessary demolition of these buildings, mainly due to lack of information related to them, lack or inadequate maintenance interventions, and advanced state of degradation, has been leading to great cultural and material loss. To preserve this vernacular built heritage and all the technological knowledge related to it, it is fundamental to understand the constructive technologies. Several earthen buildings from Leiria region were mapped and inspected, and two of them were taken as case studies. This architectural survey allowed studying their construction specificities, main building pathology, and thus contributing to Leiria's vernacular earthen buildings efficient preservation and use.read more
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Use of Audiovisual Methods and Documentary Film for the Preservation and Reappraisal of the Vernacular Architectural Heritage of the State of Michoacan, Mexico
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Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture
TL;DR: The technology of earth building is described in this article, where the properties of earth as a building material are discussed and an overview of particular building elements and their applications in the construction of buildings.
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Durability of rammed earth walls exposed for 20 years to natural weathering
Quoc-Bao Bui,Quoc-Bao Bui,Jean-Claude Morel,Jean-Claude Morel,B. V. Venkatarama Reddy,W. Ghayad,W. Ghayad +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a study on the durability of different types of stabilised and unstabilised rammed earth walls is presented, which shows that the mean erosion depth of the studied walls is about 2 mm (0.5% wall thickness).
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Mechanical properties of adobe bricks in ancient constructions
TL;DR: In this article, a study of the mechanical properties of adobe bricks collected from houses and land dividing walls in Aveiro district, Portugal, representative of existing traditional constructions, was conducted.
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Chronological Description of the Spatial Development of Rammed Earth Techniques
TL;DR: A chronological study of rammed earth distribution through observation of monumental buildings to aid the study of this building technique is presented in this article. But, it is shown that the rammed-earth technique is likely to have originated independently in China and around the Mediterranean, and spread through the movement of people and ideas to many other parts of the world.