To tackle climate change and resource depletion, the construction industry has to shift to
more sustainable developments. For which, as a low-embodied carbon construction …

Although it has good compressive behavior, adobe masonry is classified as a quasi-brittle
material mainly due to its relative low tensile strength and softening behavior after the peak …

This paper presents the results of experimental testing of adobe masonry assemblages to
study their compressive and shear behaviors. These behaviors were studied using masonry …

This paper presents the results of an investigation of dynamic behaviours of strengthened
adobe structures. These structures were strengthened using two different schemes which …

Carob warehouses in the rural areas of Cyprus constitute one of the rare examples of
traditional industrial building types that are evidence of a vanishing tradition of agricultural …

The intersection between architecture and ethics has resulted in fruitful debates, but the
specific ethical concerns posed by architectural drawings have seldom been explored. This …

Extended Abstract Background and Objectives:“Earth architecture” is one of the construction
techniques in architecture with a rich history dating back to several thousand years, whose …

In earth construction field, literature often start their introduction by pointing out barriers to
the use of earth in construction that will be addressed then by their research question …

The intersection between architecture and ethics has resulted in fruitful debates, but the
specific ethical concerns posed by architectural drawings have seldom been explored. This …

The usage of adobe material in construction in nowadays has been limited. The material has
been proven to be sustainable construction materials in terms of economy, structural …