Technological aspects of Portuguese masonry rehabilitation practices on heritage buildings

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2004

Authors

Hipólito Sousa (Author) FEUP; Rui Oliveira (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: 13th IBMaC

Pages: 641-650

13th International brick&block masonry conference

Amsterdam, 4 to 7 of july 2004

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering

Other information

Abstract (EN): The rehabilitation of building, specially heritage buildings, is an important aspect in the safeguard and upgrading of local environment. However, the contribution of this segment to the local construction market in Portugalis not significant when compared to the other countries of the European Union. A casestudy consisting of 57 heritage projects submitted to a government department responsible for the approval and listing of these buildings allows to identify the different technological aspects of intervention in heritage buildings, namely on masonry walls. The results presented in this papel shows taht the tecnologies used in heritage buildings are frequently similar to those adopted in new buildings, which seems to be inconsistent with conservation technique that safeguards the built heritage.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10