EJPAU 2015. Pinto J. , Ribeiro S. , Cunha V. , Cristelo N. , Lousada J. , Paiva A. , Padrão J. , Varum H. , Costa A. CHARACTERIZATION OF TIMBER FRAME STRUCTURAL SYSTEM OF <i>TABIQUE</i> WALLS

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2015
Volume 18
Issue 1

Topic:

Civil Engineering

ELECTRONIC
JOURNAL OF
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AGRICULTURAL
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Pinto J. , Ribeiro S. , Cunha V. , Cristelo N. , Lousada J. , Paiva A. , Padrão J. , Varum H. , Costa A. 2015. CHARACTERIZATION OF TIMBER FRAME STRUCTURAL SYSTEM OF TABIQUE WALLS, EJPAU 18(1), #06.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume18/issue1/abs-06.html

CHARACTERIZATION OF TIMBER FRAME STRUCTURAL SYSTEM OF TABIQUE WALLS

Jorge Pinto¹, Sofia Ribeiro¹, Vítor Cunha¹, Nuno Cristelo¹, José Lousada¹, Anabela Paiva¹, José Padrão², Humberto Varum³, Aníbal Costa³
¹ University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal
² Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal
³ University of Aveiro, Civil Engineering Department, Aveiro, Portugal

ABSTRACT

Tabique construction corresponds to a relevant Portuguese heritage.
Urban and rural tabique constructions exist all over the country. This
traditional building technique started to be in disuse after the massive introduction
of the reinforced concrete. Therefore, tabique buildings are already aged
and, in general, they show signs of degradation. Recent research works led to
the conclusion that this degradation stage is essentially caused by the absence
of a regular and proper maintenance. The fact that tabique buildings are
mainly private property, that there are economical limitations and that there
is still a lack of knowledge concerning this traditional building technique,
have been the main reasons identified to its degradation. In order to contribute
to solve this problem, this paper intends to give an input on the characterization
of timber frame structural system of tabique walls. In fact, a tabique building
element is a structural system formed by a timber frame coated with an earth
render. Technical information related to distinct traditional structural solutions
are given and may be helpful in future rehabilitation processes.

Key words: Tabique construction, timber frame structures, traditional timber structures, rehabilitation, safety, durability.

Jorge Pinto
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

email: tiago@utad.pt

Sofia Ribeiro
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

email: sofia91ribeiro@hotmail.com

Vítor Cunha
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

email: vcunha@utad.pt

Nuno Cristelo
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

email: ncrsitel@utad.pt

José Lousada
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

email: jlousada@utad.pt

Anabela Paiva
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

email: apaiva@utad.pt

José Padrão
Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Viseu, Portugal

email: jpadrao67.viseu@gmail.com

Humberto Varum
University of Aveiro, Civil Engineering Department, Aveiro, Portugal

email: hvarum@ua.pt

Aníbal Costa
University of Aveiro, Civil Engineering Department, Aveiro, Portugal

email: agc@ua.pt

Responses to this article, comments are invited and should be submitted within three months of the publication of the article. If accepted for publication, they will be published in the chapter headed 'Discussions' and hyperlinked to the article.