Rammed earth is an ancient construction technique which has recently become popular for
sustainable building. Soil is compacted in removable formwork to make a homogeneous …

Worldwide, there is a vast but fragile earthen heritage that is barely surviving due to serious
damage of the fabric. It is generally believed that natural agents are the overall cause for the …

Seismic Retrofitting: Learning from Vernacular Architecture Page 1 SEISMIC-V:
VERNACULAR SEISMIC CULTURE IN PORTUGAL RESEARCH PROJECT FUNDED …

The preservation of earthen architectural heritage is extremely complex due to the diversity
of its constituent materials and potentially rapid physical deterioration. Interventions on …

This article examines the criteria for the procedural process that is applied to prevent decay
in earthen built heritage conservation, referred to as intervention. When defining criteria for …

Earthen heritage is one of the oldest and universal forms of heritage but its conservation
poses many challenges. Establishing international collaborations could provide an efficient …

The exposure of earthen architecture at archaeological sites presents tremendous difficulties
both during and after excavation. While it is the intent of most reburial programmes to …

In the conservation of built heritage, earthen ruins rank as one of, if not the most, intractable
of problems to be confronted. Lacking the very architectural devices originally in place to …

El presente artículo es el producto de diversas investigaciones destinadas al análisis y
definición de cinco estrategias que han permitido la conservación de vestigios …

Este trabajo trata de profundizar en los conocimientos sobre las materias primas usadas en
el proceso de elaboración de arquitectura monumental de tierra en sitios arqueológicos. De …