Torres de adobe: análisis gráfico y constructivo de las casas-torre de Yemen
- Jiménez Vicario, Pedro Miguel 1
- Pedro García Martínez 1
- José María López Jiménez
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Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena
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ISSN: 2386-3676
Année de publication: 2016
Volumen: 9
Pages: 38-41
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Anuario de Jóvenes Investigadores
Résumé
This article analyzes the advantages of using adobe as a suitable building material for constructing high-rise buildings. We consider the tower houses of Yeme n as a study case. Our main purpose is to analyze the suitability, reliability and structural stre ngth of the building system employed , considering the properties of the material itself and its limitations. Apart from this, factors like compositional criteria, the relation between this material and local tradition or how adobe shows a proper behavior under certain climatic conditions are also considered