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Réf.

43289

Type

article

Titre

Vernacular earthen buildings from Leiria, Portugal : architectural survey towards their conservation and retrofitting

Langues

English

Auteurs

Parracha, João Luís / Lima, José / Freire, Maria Teresa / Ferreira, Micael / Faria, Paulina

Maison d'édition

Elsevier

Date

2021

Pages

p. 102-115

Titre de la revue

Journal of Building Engineering

Vol. & n°

v. 35

ISSN

2352-7102

Mots-clés

vernacular architecture / architectural surveys / earth architecture / adobe / rammed earth / conservation of historic monuments / conservation of architecture / adaptation

Pays mentionnés

Portugal

Monuments et sites

Leiria, Portugal

Résumé en anglais

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.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.102115