Tradicionalna gradnja z ilovico
Traditional building in clay

english
slovenian

2005

volume 5, issue 1

architecture    civil engineering 

Univerza v Ljubljani, Fakulteta za arhitekturo
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Clay is a material that is abundantly available under the humus layer of construction pits almost in all areas of the world, which is the main reason for its use since the beginnings of building. Even in Europe, where climatic conditions are very varier, clay can be optimally used for building. A large share of the building stock especially housing built in the past from clay or clay derivatives, is after many centuries still used and offers a very pleasant living climate. In European space four very diverse building techniques have been established. In compacted construction clay is compacted between two scaffolds. Compacted walls are load-bearing. The technique of building in clay mixed with straw doesn't require scaffolding but the walls are also load-bearing. In cassette building, clay is used for filling while the load-bearing structure is usually timber. The first demand of building with clay bricks is the production of bricks that are dried in the sun and then built into load-bearing or partition walls. The article deals with particular building techniques and their use in history.

22.12.2010