TRADITIONAL MATERIALS

ADOBE TYPE CONSTRUTION

D. PRASHANTH

INTRODUCTION:

ADOBE IS A SIMPLE BRICK MADE OF SUN DRIED MUD

ADOBE BRICK IS MADE UP OF SAND, CLAY, STRAW AND WATER

ITS DIMENSIONS ARE (10 X 14 X 24) OR CAN BE USED IN ANY DIMENSIONS

HISTORY:

ADOBE TYPE CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN 600 B.C.

IT WAS FIRST STARTED IN SOUTH AMERICA

ADOBE HOUSES DON’T HAVE BASEMENTS

USUALLY THEY BUILD FOUNDATIONS MADE OF STONES

BEAMS ARE MADE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE FOR HORIZONTAL BEARING PLATE

MUD PLASTER IS USED TO HOLD THE BRICKS

LIME PLASTER AND WHITEWASH ARE USED FOR PROTECTING INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS

ADOBE WALL CONSTRUCTION:

ADOBE ROOF:TRADITIONAL ADOBE ROOFS ARE FUNCTIONAL ONLY IN DRY CLIMATES

LOGS OR VIGAS ARE USED FOR ROOFING

CEMENT MAY BE INTRODUCED INTO ADOBE MIXTURE TO STRENGTHEN THE COMPOSTE

ADVANTAGES:

MUD AND OTHER MATERIALS ARE EASILY AVAILABLE

COST OF MANUFACTURE IS VERY LESS

COOLER IN SUMMER AND HOTTER IN WINTER

COST SAVINGS IN ENERGY PRODUCTION

DISADVANTAGES:DAMAGE CAUSED BY EXTERNAL FORCES SUCH AS WIND, WATER AND EARTHQUAKES

PROBLEMS CAUSED BY EXCESS HUMIDITY OR RAIN WATER

REGULAR MAINTAINENCE

CRACKING OF WALLS IN SUMMER

ANCIENT ADOBE BUILDINGS

THE LARGEST ADOBE CONSTRUCTION WHICH SUFFERED 80% OF DESTRUCTION IN EARTHQUAKE IN 2003.

BAM CITADEL

POEH MUSEUM TOWER, MEXICO ADOBE WALL IN CHINA

ADOBE HOUSE IN YEMENHOUSE IN ROMANIA

MODERN ADOBE BUILDINGS

REFERENCES:

EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORGWWW.HOWSTUFFWORKS.COMS.K.DUGGAL, BUILDING MATERIALS

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