| PRODUCTION OF COMPRESSED STABILISED EARTH BLOCKS
One-week regular programme: 3 to 4 times a year
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| 6 days course with 4 sessions daily from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM
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- Video and slide show on earth architecture in the world
- Building with earth in Auroville and particular earth techniques (Slide show)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness and management of resources (Slide show)
- Basic data on CSEB – Raw material
- Soil identification (field tests) and improvement principles
- Soil stabilization principles and calculation
- Block yard organisation – Quality control principles
- Cost analysis & economic feasibility study
- Production of compressed stabilised earth blocks (plain, interlocking and special)
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| Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| MASONRY WITH COMPRESSED STABILISED EARTH BLOCKS
One-week regular programme: 3 to 4 times a year
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| 6 days course with 4 sessions daily from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM
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- Particular earth techniques (Slide show)
- Soil identification – Tests for mortar – Mortar quality
- Bonds and design guidelines for CSEB
- Building a basement, a plinth beam with U blocks and casting the plinth beam
- Building interlocking walls
- Building composite columns, lintels and beams with U blocks
- Introduction to stabilised rammed earth foundations
- Introduction to stabilised rammed earth walls
- Introduction for building arches, vaults and domes (Slide show and practical exercises)
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| Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| THEORY OF ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES (AVD)
One-week regular programme: 3 times a year
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| 6 days course with 6 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 7.30 PM
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- Introduction, terminology, typology, diversity of AVD (Slide show)
- Various details about AVD and basic structural principles,
- Stability study with the catenary method
- Stability study with the funicular method
- Stability study with the optimisation method
- Stability study of basic shapes
- 8 case studies with slide shows
- Designing AVD with the optimisation method
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| Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians, students
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| BUILDING ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES (AVD)
One-week regular programme: 3 times a year
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| 6 days course with 5 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 7.30 PM
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- Principles for building AVD (Slide show) – Mortar quality
- Building various typical arches of various span with centring
(Bucket, Catenary, Corbelled, Pointed, Segmental, Semicircular)
- Building various typical vaults without centring
(catenary, segmental, semicircular)
- Building various typical domes of 1.5 m span without centring
(conical, cloister dome, on squinches, hemispherical, pointed, segmental)
- Visit of building site with AVD construction
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| Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB
One-week intensive regular programme: 2 to 3 times a year
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| 6 days course with 6 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 7.30 PM
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| - Video and slide show on earth architecture in the world
- Building with earth in Auroville and particular earth techniques (Slide show)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness and management of resources (Slide show)
- Basic data on CSEB – Raw material
- Soil identification (field tests) and improvement principles
- Soil stabilization principles and calculation
- Block yard organisation – Quality control principles
- Cost analysis & economic feasibility study
- Production of compressed stabilised earth blocks (plain and special)
- Ramming a stabilized rammed earth foundation and wall
- Mortar quality , block-laying & design guidelines
- Building composite columns, lintels and beams with U blocks
- Building a composite plinth beam with U blocks
- Building with arches, vaults and domes (Slide show and practical exercises)
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| Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE
One-week intensive programme (scheduled upon request)
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| 6 days course with 6 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 6.00 PM
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- Video and slide show on earth architecture in the world
- Building with earth in Auroville and particular earth techniques (Slide show)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness and management of resources (Slide show)
- Basic data on CSEB – Raw material
- Soil identification and improvement principles - Soil stabilization principles and calculation
- Mortar quality and tests for mortar - Block laying & design guidelines for conventional buildings
- Earthquake effects on buildings (Slides) – Design guidelines for earthquake resistance
- Block yard organisation and quality control principles
- Production of compressed stabilised earth blocks (plain and special)
- Production of hollow interlocking compressed stabilised earth blocks (245 & 295 of various sizes)
- Introduction to stabilised rammed earth foundations - Introduction to stabilised rammed earth walls
- Building a plinth with plain and interlocking blocks – Casting a RCC plinth beam
- Building interlocking walls 245 and 295
- Pre-casting composite lintels (Single height and double height)
- Cost analysis & economic feasibility study
- Case study on the earthquake resistant AUM house (Slide show) |
| Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| PRODUCTION OF CSEB FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE
One-week programme (scheduled upon request)
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| 6 days course with 6 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 6.00 PM
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| - Video and slide show on earth architecture in the world
- Building with earth in Auroville and particular earth techniques (Slide show)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness and management of resources (Slide show)
- Basic data on CSEB – Raw material
- Soil identification (field tests) and improvement principles
- Soil stabilization principles and calculation
- Blockyard organisation – Quality control principles
- Cost analysis & economic feasibility study
- Production of compressed stabilised earth blocks (plain and special)
- Production of hollow interlocking compressed stabilised earth blocks
(245 & 295 of various sizes & U blocks)
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| Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| MASONRY WITH CSEB FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE
One-week programme (scheduled upon request)
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| 6 days course with 6 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 6.00 PM
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- Earthquake effects on buildings (Slide show)
- Basic design guidelines for CSEB – Basic design guidelines for earthquake resistance
- Design guidelines with interlocking blocks
- 2 Case studies on earthquake resistant houses with CSEB (Slide shows)
- Ramming stabilised rammed earth foundations
- Building a plinth with hollow interlocking blocks
- Casting a RCC plinth beam in U blocks (hollow interlocking)
- Building interlocking walls 245
- Building composite columns 240 and 290
- Pre-casting composite lintels (Single height and double height)
- Introduction to building arches vaults and domes (Slides show)
- Building arches
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| Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE
Two-day awareness programme (scheduled upon request)
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| Course with 4 sessions daily from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM
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- Earth architecture (DVD)
- Diversity and universality of earth architecture (Slide show on earth architecture in the world)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness – Management of resources (Slide show and lecture)
- Basic data on CSEB – Raw material (lecture)
- Building with earth in Auroville (Slide show) – Particular earth techniques (Slide show)
- Sensitive analysis of soils (practical)
- Production of compressed stabilised earth blocks (practical)
- Ramming a stabilised rammed earth wall (practical)
- Building with arches, vaults and domes (Slide show and practical exercises) |
| Eligibility: Students of all ages, students of architecture or professionals
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE
Two-day awareness programme for children (scheduled upon request)
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| Course with 4 sessions daily from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM
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- Earth architecture (DVD)
- Diversity and universality of earth architecture (Slide show on earth architecture in the world)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness – Management of resources (Slide show and lecture)
- Building with earth in Auroville (Slide show)
- Sensitive analysis of soils (practical)
- Production of compressed stabilised earth blocks (practical)
- Building arches (practical)
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| Eligibility: Students below 15 years old
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE
One and a half-day awareness programme (scheduled upon request)
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| Course with 4 sessions the first day from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM and 2 the second day morning
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- Earth architecture (DVD)
- Diversity and universality of earth architecture (Slide show on earth architecture in the world)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness (lecture)
- Building with earth in Auroville (Slide show) – Particular earth techniques (Slide show)
- Sensitive analysis of soils (practical)
- Production of compressed stabilised earth blocks (practical)
- Building arches (practical) |
| Eligibility: Students of all ages, students of architecture or professionals
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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|
| AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE
One and a half-day awareness programme for children (scheduled upon request)
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| Course with 4 sessions the first day from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM and 2 the second day morning
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- Earth architecture (DVD)
- Diversity and universality of earth architecture (Slide show on earth architecture in the world)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness (lecture)
- Building with earth in Auroville (Slide show) – Management of resources (Slide show and lecture)
- Sensitive analysis of soils (practical)
- Production of compressed stabilised earth blocks (practical)
- Building arches (practical) |
| Eligibility: Students below 15 years old
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE
One-day awareness programme (scheduled upon request)
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| Course with 4 sessions from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM
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- Earth architecture (DVD)
- Diversity and universality of earth architecture (Slide show on earth architecture in the world)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness - Building with earth in Auroville (Slide show)
- Particular earth techniques and building with arches, vaults and domes (2 Slide shows)
- Production of CSEB (practical)
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| Eligibility: Students of all ages, students of architecture or professionals
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE
One-day awareness programme for children (scheduled upon request)
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| Course with 4 sessions from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM
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- Earth architecture (DVD)
- Diversity and universality of earth architecture (Slide show on earth architecture in the world)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness - Building with earth in Auroville (Slide show)
- Production of CSEB (practical)
- Building with arches (practical)
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| Eligibility: Students below 15 years old
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE
Half-day awareness programme (scheduled upon request)
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| Course with 3 sessions in the morning from 9.00 AM to 12.30 PM
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- Video and slide show on earth architecture in the world
- Building with earth in Auroville and particular earth techniques (Slide show)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness and management of resources (lecture)
- Production of compressed earth blocks (practical)
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| Eligibility: Students of all ages, students of architecture or professionals
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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| AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE
Half-day awareness programme for children (scheduled upon request)
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| Course with 3 sessions in the morning from 9.00 AM to 12.30 PM
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- Diversity and universality of earth architecture (DVD on earth architecture in the world)
- Sustainability and environmental friendliness – Building with earth in Auroville (Slide show)
- Sensitive analysis of soils (practical)
- Production of compressed stabilised earth blocks (practical)
- Building arches (practical)
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| Eligibility: Students below 15 years old
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| Minimum 15 people – Maximum 30 people
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