Adobe's mechanical characterization in ancient constructions: The case of Aveiro's region

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2006

Autores

Martins, T (Autor) Outra; Varum, H (Autor) FEUP

Revista

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Título: ADVANCED MATERIALS FORUM III, PTS 1 AND 2

Vol. 24

Páginas: 1571-1575

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 5 Citações

Scopus - 7 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências da engenharia e tecnologias > Engenharia civil

CORDIS: Ciências Tecnológicas > Engenharia > Engenharia civil > Engenharia estrutural

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ID Authenticus: P-004-P16

DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.514-516.1571

Abstract (EN): Adobe is commonly found in Aveiro's ancient constructions. Preservation and rehabilitation of those constructions, some of them with architectural and historical interest, has been forgotten for many years. As a result, in Aveiro region, the majority of existing constructions in adobe is structurally weak, and, in several cases, they are in the threshold of ruin. Rehabilitation and/or strengthening urge. Despite some efforts has been made, a great difficulty for technicians working on the rehabilitation of these constructions relies on the lack of knowledge on adobe's mechanical behaviour. In fact, in order to properly describe the structural behaviour of those constructions, there is a need to investigate the mechanical behaviour of adobe. Hence, this paper is based on a study intended to characterise the behaviour of adobe brick units. Specimens were prepared from selected representative constructions of the Aveiro region. The prepared specimens were tested in order to evaluate their mechanical behaviour in compression and tension.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 5