Adobe's Mechanical Characterization in Ancient Constructions: The Case of Aveiro's Region

Tiago Martins; Humberto Varum

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.514-516.1571

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Adobe's Mechanical Characterization in Ancient Constructions: The Case of Aveiro's Region

Abstract:

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.

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Materials Science Forum (Volumes 514-516)

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1571-1575

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May 2006

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Tiago Martins, Humberto Varum

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Adobe, Compressive Strength, Mechanical Behavior, Tensile Strength, Young's Modulus

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