Multi-Leaf Stone Masonry Walls in Egypt: A Legend
Multi-leaf stone masonry walls are a typical construction technique in architectural heritage in Egypt. The assessment, modeling, and strengthening of historic masonry walls of multi-leaf systems essentially require suitable knowledge of their construction technology, typology, geometrical character...
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| author | Osama Amer Danila Aita Ezzeldin k. Mohamed Akram Torky Ashraf Shawky |
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| description | Multi-leaf stone masonry walls are a typical construction technique in architectural heritage in Egypt. The assessment, modeling, and strengthening of historic masonry walls of multi-leaf systems essentially require suitable knowledge of their construction technology, typology, geometrical characteristics, and the properties of their components. Within the current research project, a comprehensive structural survey of multiple-leaf walls of medieval historic buildings in Cairo was performed. The observation and statistical analyses allowed characterization of the transversal section of the surveyed walls, as well as examination and identification of the construction materials and techniques. The slenderness ratios of this type of wall, its blocks’ dimensions, the utilized connectivity between the inner and outer leaves, and leaves ratio were also investigated. Three construction hypotheses of multiple-leaf stone masonry walls are presented considering weak, thick, and monolithic core infill layers. The study’s objectives were to enlarge the knowledge of typology, morphology, and construction materials used in three-leaf masonry walls and provide a proper characterization as a prerequisite for determining the most suitable materials and techniques for further strengthening interventions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b636d7ecab6b46af9ef025dd9db800f22023-11-23T08:35:55ZengMDPI AGHeritage2571-94082021-09-01442763279110.3390/heritage4040156Multi-Leaf Stone Masonry Walls in Egypt: A LegendOsama Amer0Danila Aita1Ezzeldin k. Mohamed2Akram Torky3Ashraf Shawky4Department of Conservation, Cairo University, Giza 12613, EgyptArchitecture and Design Department, University of Genoa, 16123 Genoa, ItalyNational Water Research Centre, Construction Research Institute, Shoubra El-Kheima 13621, EgyptDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Giza 12613, EgyptDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Giza 12613, EgyptMulti-leaf stone masonry walls are a typical construction technique in architectural heritage in Egypt. The assessment, modeling, and strengthening of historic masonry walls of multi-leaf systems essentially require suitable knowledge of their construction technology, typology, geometrical characteristics, and the properties of their components. Within the current research project, a comprehensive structural survey of multiple-leaf walls of medieval historic buildings in Cairo was performed. The observation and statistical analyses allowed characterization of the transversal section of the surveyed walls, as well as examination and identification of the construction materials and techniques. The slenderness ratios of this type of wall, its blocks’ dimensions, the utilized connectivity between the inner and outer leaves, and leaves ratio were also investigated. Three construction hypotheses of multiple-leaf stone masonry walls are presented considering weak, thick, and monolithic core infill layers. The study’s objectives were to enlarge the knowledge of typology, morphology, and construction materials used in three-leaf masonry walls and provide a proper characterization as a prerequisite for determining the most suitable materials and techniques for further strengthening interventions.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/4/4/156historic constructionsthree-leaf masonry wallsfield surveyarchitectural heritageconstruction history |
| spellingShingle | Osama Amer Danila Aita Ezzeldin k. Mohamed Akram Torky Ashraf Shawky Multi-Leaf Stone Masonry Walls in Egypt: A Legend Heritage historic constructions three-leaf masonry walls field survey architectural heritage construction history |
| title | Multi-Leaf Stone Masonry Walls in Egypt: A Legend |
| title_full | Multi-Leaf Stone Masonry Walls in Egypt: A Legend |
| title_fullStr | Multi-Leaf Stone Masonry Walls in Egypt: A Legend |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multi-Leaf Stone Masonry Walls in Egypt: A Legend |
| title_short | Multi-Leaf Stone Masonry Walls in Egypt: A Legend |
| title_sort | multi leaf stone masonry walls in egypt a legend |
| topic | historic constructions three-leaf masonry walls field survey architectural heritage construction history |
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