International Symposium and Trainig Workshop on The Conservation of Adobe. Final Report and Major Papers. Lima - Cusco, 10-22/09/1983

Contenido : Presentation -- Introduction -- Introduction to the Historic use of Earthen Building materials. Case Study: Masopotamia -- Conservation and use of historic centers and monuments -- Characterization of adobe as building material. Preservation techniques -- Notes on the manufacture of adobe blocks for the restoration of earthen architecture. -- Adobe buildings. Some restoration examples -- Assessment of structural faults and monitoring of structural movements in adobe buildings and ruins -- A conservation survey of adobe buildings -- Earthquakes and adobe structures -- Investigation of the long-term efectiveness of an Ethyl silicate-based consolidant on Mudbrick -- Conservation of structures and adobe decorative elements in Chan-Chan -- A survey of the painted mud Viharas of Sri Lanka -- Raw earth techniques (Banco) used in Mali Nianti Bouaré -- The protection and conservation of the city of Tlaxcala, México -- Tumacacori National Monument -- Adapting Adobe buildings and monuments to new use -- Protection and conservation of adobe historic complexes -- Conslusions and recomendations -- Lecturers --participants -- observers

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