Earthen Dwellings And Structures

Author : B. V. Venkatarama Reddy,Monto Mani,Pete Walker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811358838

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Earthen Dwellings and Structures by B. V. Venkatarama Reddy,Monto Mani,Pete Walker Pdf

This book presents selected papers presented during the International Symposium on Earthen Structures held in IISc Bangalore. The papers in this volume cover the theme of earthen structures, with technical content on materials and methods, structural design and seismic performance, durability, seismic response, climatic response, hygrothermal performance and durability, design and codes, architecture, heritage and conservation, and technology dissemination. This book will be of use to professionals, academics, and students in architecture and engineering.

Author : B. V. Venkatarama Reddy,Monto Mani,Peter Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Earth construction
ISBN : 9811358842

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Earthen Dwellings and Structures by B. V. Venkatarama Reddy,Monto Mani,Peter Walker Pdf

This book presents selected papers presented during the International Symposium on Earthen Structures held in IISc Bangalore. The papers in this volume cover the theme of earthen structures, with technical content on materials and methods, structural design and seismic performance, durability, seismic response, climatic response, hygrothermal performance and durability, design and codes, architecture, heritage and conservation, and technology dissemination. This book will be of use to professionals, academics, and students in architecture and engineering. .

Author : John Hurd,Ben Gourley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : UOM:39015053174267

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Terra Britannica by John Hurd,Ben Gourley Pdf

First Published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : B. V. Venkatarama Reddy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811678776

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Compressed Earth Block & Rammed Earth Structures by B. V. Venkatarama Reddy Pdf

The book focuses on low carbon construction materials such as stabilised compressed earth blocks (CEB’s) and rammed earth (RE). The content has been divided into four broad themes which includes an introduction to earth construction & stabilised earth, stabilised compressed earth blocks and masonry, stabilised rammed earth, and energy, carbon emissions, sustainability and case studies. It provides basic introduction to earthen materials and earthen structures, particularly with reference to the contemporary work on stabilised earth products for structural applications in buildings. The illustrations in the form of graphs, tables and photographs help the reader to get a grip over the CEB and RE construction. The book illustrates many case studies and examples of CEB and RE buildings. The knowledge on structural characteristics of CEB and RE especially with reference to the durability of such earthen products, and the structural design aspects is uniquely dealt. The embodied energy, embodied carbon, and the impact on construction sector touching upon sustainability of buildings is another unique feature of the book. This volume will be a useful guide for the research community, teachers, engineers, architects, building professionals, practicing engineers, students and individuals aspiring to build low carbon and sustainable buildings.

Author : Jean Dethier
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1616898895

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The Art of Earth Architecture by Jean Dethier Pdf

For almost ten thousand years, unbaked earth has been used to build remarkable structures, from simple dwellings to palaces, temples, and fortresses both grand and durable. Jean Dethier spent fifty years researching this landmark global survey, which spans five continents and 250 sites. The Art of Earth Architecture demonstrates the wide-ranging applications and sustainability of this building material, while presenting a manifesto for its ecological significance. Featuring raw-earth masterpieces, monumental structures, and little known works, the book includes the temples and palaces of Mesopotamia, the Great Wall of China, large-scale urban developments in Tenochtitlan in Mexico, the medinas of Morocco, and housing in Marrakech and Bogota. This definitive reference features many UNESCO World Heritage sites and contains essays on the historical, technical, and cultural aspects of raw-earth construction from twenty experts in the field, as well as hundreds of photographs, illustrations, and architectural drawings.

Author : Ronald Rael
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1568987676

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Earth Architecture by Ronald Rael Pdf

"The ground we walk on and grow crops in also just happens to be the most widely used building material on the planet. Civilizations throughout time have used it to create stable warm low-impact structures. The world's first skyscrapers were built of mud brick. Paul Revere Chairman Mao and Ronald Reagan all lived in earth houses at various points in their lives and several of the buildings housing Donald Judd's priceless collection at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa Texas are made of mud brick." "While the vast legacy of traditional and vernacular earthen construction has been widely discussed, little attention has been paid to the contemporary tradition of earth architecture. Author Ronald Rael founder of Eartharchitecture.org provides a history of building with earth in the modern era focusing particularly on projects constructed in the last few decades that use rammed earth mud brick compressed earth cob and several other interesting techniques. Earth Architecture presents a selection of more than 40 projects that exemplify new creative uses of the oldest building material on the planet."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Ronald G. Knapp
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-03-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780824881115

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China's Old Dwellings by Ronald G. Knapp Pdf

China's Old Dwellings is the most comprehensive critical examination of China's folk architectural forms in any language. It and its companion volume, China's Living Houses: Folk Beliefs, Symbols, and Household Ornamentation (UH Press, 1999), together form a landmark study of the environmental, historical, and social factors that influence housing forms for nearly a quarter of the world's population. Both books draw on the author's thirty years of fieldwork and extensive travel in China as well as published and unpublished material in many languages. China's Old Dwellings begins by tracing the interest in Chinese vernacular buildings in the twentieth century. Early chapters detail common and distinctive spatial components, including the interior and exterior modular spaces that are axiomatic components of most Chinese dwellings as well as conventional structural components and building materials common in Chinese construction. Later chapters examine representative housing types in the three broad cultural realms--northern, southern, and western--into which China has been divided. Knapp completes his survey with an exploration of China's old dwellings in the context of the rapid economic and social changes that are destroying so many of them.

Author : C. Mileto,F. Vegas,L. García Soriano,V. Cristini
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781315736877

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Earthen Architecture: Past, Present and Future by C. Mileto,F. Vegas,L. García Soriano,V. Cristini Pdf

Earthen architecture is widespread all over the world and demonstrates a significant richness of varieties both in application and in materials used. This book discusses and debates the lessons that can be learned from earthen architecture to create sustainable architecture today, both for the conservation of traditional existing buildings and the

Author : Christopher Beckett
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031626906

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Second RILEM International Conference on Earthen Construction by Christopher Beckett Pdf

Author : Camilla Mileto,Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares,Lidia García-Soriano,Valentina Cristini
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351973953

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Vernacular and Earthen Architecture: Conservation and Sustainability by Camilla Mileto,Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares,Lidia García-Soriano,Valentina Cristini Pdf

Vernacular architecture in general and earthen architecture in particular, with their rich variety of forms worldwide, are custodians of the material culture and identity of the peoples who built them. In addition, they are widely recognized as ancestral examples of sustainability in all their variants and interpretations, and the architecture of the present ought to learn from these when designing the sustainable architecture of the future. The conservation of these architectures – seemingly simple yet full of wisdom – is to be undertaken now given their intrinsic value and their status as genuine examples of sustainability to be learnt from and interpreted in contemporary architecture. Vernacular and earthen architecture: Conservation and Sustainability will be a valuable source of information for academics and professionals in the fields of Environmental Science, Civil Engineering, Construction and Building Engineering and Architecture.

Author : Mariana Correia,Gilberto Carlos,Sandra Rocha
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781482229097

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Vernacular Heritage and Earthen Architecture by Mariana Correia,Gilberto Carlos,Sandra Rocha Pdf

In a continuously changing world, there has been a growing interest in the protection of vernacular heritage and earthen architecture. The need to protect and enhance this fragile heritage via intelligent responses to threats from nature and the environment has become evident.Historically, vernacular heritage research focussed on philosophical aspe

Author : The Getty Conservation Institute
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1991-02-28
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780892361816

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6th International Conference on the Conservation of Earthen Architecture by The Getty Conservation Institute Pdf

On October 14-19, 1990, the 6th International Conference on the Conservation of Earthen Architecture was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Sponsored by the GCI, the Museum of New Mexico State Monuments, ICCROM, CRATerre-EAG, and the National Park Service, under the aegis of US/ICOMOS, the event was organized to promote the exchange of ideas, techniques, and research findings on the conservation of earthen architecture. Presentations at the conference covered a diversity of subjects, including the historic traditions of earthen architecture, conservation and restoration, site preservation, studies in consolidation and seismic mitigation, and examinations of moisture problems, clay chemistry, and microstructures. In discussions that focused on the future, the application of modern technologies and materials to site conservation was urged, as was using scientific knowledge of existing structures in the creation of new, low-cost, earthen architecture housing.

Author : Koen Van Balen,Els Verstrynge
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 4200 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317206613

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Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions: Anamnesis, Diagnosis, Therapy, Controls by Koen Van Balen,Els Verstrynge Pdf

Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. Anamnesis, diagnosis, therapy, controls contains the papers presented at the 10th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC2016, Leuven, Belgium, 13-15 September 2016). The main theme of the book is “Anamnesis, Diagnosis, Therapy, Controls”, which emphasizes the importance of all steps of a restoration process in order to obtain a thorough understanding of the structural behaviour of built cultural heritage. The contributions cover every aspect of the structural analysis of historical constructions, such as material characterization, structural modelling, static and dynamic monitoring, non-destructive techniques for on-site investigation, seismic behaviour, rehabilitation, traditional and innovative repair techniques, and case studies. A special focus has been put on six specific themes: - Innovation and heritage - Preventive conservation - Computational strategies for heritage structures - Sustainable strengthening of masonry with composites - Values and sustainability, and - Subsoil interaction The knowledge, insights and ideas in Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. Anamnesis, diagnosis, therapy, controls make this book of abstracts and the corresponding, digital full-colour conference proceedings containing the full papers must-have literature for researchers and practitioners involved in the structural analysis of historical constructions.

Author : Ine Wouters,Stephanie van de Voorde,Inge Bertels,Bernard Espion,Krista de Jonge,Denis Zastavni
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780429822537

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Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories, volume 2 by Ine Wouters,Stephanie van de Voorde,Inge Bertels,Bernard Espion,Krista de Jonge,Denis Zastavni Pdf

Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories brings together the papers presented at the Sixth International Congress on Construction History (6ICCH, Brussels, Belgium, 9-13 July 2018). The contributions present the latest research in the field of construction history, covering themes such as: - Building actors - Building materials - The process of building - Structural theory and analysis - Building services and techniques - Socio-cultural aspects - Knowledge transfer - The discipline of Construction History The papers cover various types of buildings and structures, from ancient times to the 21st century, from all over the world. In addition, thematic papers address specific themes and highlight new directions in construction history research, fostering transnational and interdisciplinary collaboration. Building Knowledge, Constructing Histories is a must-have for academics, scientists, building conservators, architects, historians, engineers, designers, contractors and other professionals involved or interested in the field of construction history. This is volume 2 of the book set.

Author : Julian Keable,Rowland Keable
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 185339727X

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Rammed Earth Structures by Julian Keable,Rowland Keable Pdf

Ramming earth has been a method of construction for centuries in many parts of the world and the technique can produce buildings that are strong, durable, safe and desirable. Because earth is an abundant and cheap resource, rammed earth buildings are often very economical. To achieve the best results the right techniques for the selection and testing of soils must be used to protect walls from water damage and shrinkage. This book aims to show how high standards can be achieved and the criteria on which rammed earth structures and building techniques can be judged. Since the fi rst edition of this book was published, the standards described in Rammed Earth Structures has been adopted as a Building Standard in Zimbabwe. Further progress is being made extending the use of rammed earth as an officially sanctioned building material across all SADC countries. This book is now therefore becoming an important guide and resource for those wishing to employ this economical and low-carbon building material in the construction of public as well as private buildings in Africa and elsewhere. This book aims to show how high standards can be achieved and the criteria on which rammed earth structures and building techniques can be judged. An important guide and resource for those wishing to employ this economical and low-carbon building material in the construction of public as well as private buildings in Africa and elsewhere.