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ABSTRACT
This article will list a set of recommendations, both technical, experiential, but also aesthetic, even cultural, necessary for the (re)valorization of earthen architecture that is simultaneously modern and traditional.
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Natacha BELLOIR: Operations Manager - Ministry of the Armed Forces
INTRODUCTION
In this article, the first section is devoted to the classic pathologies of earth construction. First, water, an enemy all the more formidable for its insidiousness, followed by structural weaknesses. The second deals with the specific issue of restoring old buildings, whether heritage or not. And finally, the last section is dedicated to seismic risks.
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architecture | raw earth | earth
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