Accumulate and consolidate the traditional vernacular timber preservation technologies through a field survey
There are remarks on diverse types of timber structures in the tropics. This paper examines several case histories in Sri Lanka, focusing on the culturally varied and ecologically diverse traditional buildings with wood used for construction. The main objective was to gather data and document the kn...
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| author | M.S. Mendis Wasudha Abeyrathna R.U. Halwatura H.S. Amarasekara R. Somadewa R. Jayasinghe |
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| description | There are remarks on diverse types of timber structures in the tropics. This paper examines several case histories in Sri Lanka, focusing on the culturally varied and ecologically diverse traditional buildings with wood used for construction. The main objective was to gather data and document the knowledge on wood preservation. Information was gathered through face-to-face interviews with 270 individuals’ reference to 138 structures. A holistic analysis was performed to understand the techniques used to overcome the degradation mechanisms and state of conservation. The demographic profile of the informants was evaluated and cross-relationships on the tabulated data were analyzed by SPSS statistical software following the snow-balling sampling technique. There were three main preservation techniques identified from the open-ended questions namely, wood kept under smoke pits, wood kept under paddy field mud, and wood kept under the river banks. Preserving wood by keeping it under paddy field mud (49.62 %) was the highest recorded answer. The most obtained material matrix of preservation was plant origins (48.88 %). For generations, people have transmitted traditional and cultural practices through oral knowledge. The results conclude this knowledge places a high value on protecting construction technologies and applications while preserving biodiversity. Unfortunately, by today this technology has started extinct. The results revealed the importance of social norms and cultural perceptions as a set of valuable information that was practiced with a great history in a tropical country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9566760b44584d139aedac053b1dced72024-02-01T06:34:06ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-01-01101e23907Accumulate and consolidate the traditional vernacular timber preservation technologies through a field surveyM.S. Mendis0Wasudha Abeyrathna1R.U. Halwatura2H.S. Amarasekara3R. Somadewa4R. Jayasinghe5Faculty of Engineering, NSBM Green University, Sri Lanka; Corresponding author.Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri LankaFaculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri LankaDepartment of Forestry and Environment Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri LankaPostgraduate Institute of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya, Sri LankaFaculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri LankaThere are remarks on diverse types of timber structures in the tropics. This paper examines several case histories in Sri Lanka, focusing on the culturally varied and ecologically diverse traditional buildings with wood used for construction. The main objective was to gather data and document the knowledge on wood preservation. Information was gathered through face-to-face interviews with 270 individuals’ reference to 138 structures. A holistic analysis was performed to understand the techniques used to overcome the degradation mechanisms and state of conservation. The demographic profile of the informants was evaluated and cross-relationships on the tabulated data were analyzed by SPSS statistical software following the snow-balling sampling technique. There were three main preservation techniques identified from the open-ended questions namely, wood kept under smoke pits, wood kept under paddy field mud, and wood kept under the river banks. Preserving wood by keeping it under paddy field mud (49.62 %) was the highest recorded answer. The most obtained material matrix of preservation was plant origins (48.88 %). For generations, people have transmitted traditional and cultural practices through oral knowledge. The results conclude this knowledge places a high value on protecting construction technologies and applications while preserving biodiversity. Unfortunately, by today this technology has started extinct. The results revealed the importance of social norms and cultural perceptions as a set of valuable information that was practiced with a great history in a tropical country.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023111157Traditional vernacular technologyTimberPreservationPaddy field mudTimber structures |
| spellingShingle | M.S. Mendis Wasudha Abeyrathna R.U. Halwatura H.S. Amarasekara R. Somadewa R. Jayasinghe Accumulate and consolidate the traditional vernacular timber preservation technologies through a field survey Heliyon Traditional vernacular technology Timber Preservation Paddy field mud Timber structures |
| title | Accumulate and consolidate the traditional vernacular timber preservation technologies through a field survey |
| title_full | Accumulate and consolidate the traditional vernacular timber preservation technologies through a field survey |
| title_fullStr | Accumulate and consolidate the traditional vernacular timber preservation technologies through a field survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accumulate and consolidate the traditional vernacular timber preservation technologies through a field survey |
| title_short | Accumulate and consolidate the traditional vernacular timber preservation technologies through a field survey |
| title_sort | accumulate and consolidate the traditional vernacular timber preservation technologies through a field survey |
| topic | Traditional vernacular technology Timber Preservation Paddy field mud Timber structures |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023111157 |
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