CONTENT OF VARIOUS PROGRAMMES
To download complete Content of various programmes, as Doc. file, Click here PRODUCTION OF COMPRESSED STABILISED EARTH BLOCKS One-week regular programme 6 days course with 4 sessions daily from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM - 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, interlocking and special) Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people MASONRY WITH COMPRESSED STABILISED EARTH BLOCKS One-week regular programme 6 days course with 4 sessions daily from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM - 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) Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people THEORY OF ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES (AVD) One-week regular programme 6 days course with 6 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 7.30 PM - 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 Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians, students Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people BUILDING ARCHES, VAULTS AND DOMES (AVD) One-week regular programme 6 days course with 5 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 7.30 PM - 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 Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE Two-day awareness programme (scheduled upon request) Course with 4 sessions daily from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM - 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 Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE Two-day awareness programme for children (scheduled upon request) Course with 4 sessions daily from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM - 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) Eligibility: Students below 15 years old Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE One and a half-day awareness programme (scheduled upon request) Course with 4 sessions the first day from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM and 2 the second day morning - 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 Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE One and a half-day awareness programme for children (scheduled upon request) Course with 4 sessions the first day from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM and 2 the second day morning - 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 Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE One-day awareness programme (scheduled upon request) Course with 4 sessions from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM - 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) Eligibility: Students of all ages, students of architecture or professionals Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE One-day awareness programme for children (scheduled upon request) Course with 4 sessions from 9.00 AM to 4.30 PM - 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) Eligibility: Students below 15 years old Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE Half-day awareness programme (scheduled upon request) Course with 3 sessions in the morning from 9.00 AM to 12.30 PM - 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) Eligibility: Students of all ages, students of architecture or professionals Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people AWARENESS PROGRAMME ON EARTH ARCHITECTURE Half-day awareness programme for children (scheduled upon request) Course with 3 sessions in the morning from 9.00 AM to 12.30 PM - 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) Eligibility: Students below 15 years old Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB One-week intensive programme (scheduled upon request) 6 days course with 6 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 7.30 PM - 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) - 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) Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people PRODUCTION OF CSEB FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE One-week programme (scheduled upon request) 6 days course with 6 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 6.00 PM - 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) Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people MASONRY WITH CSEB FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE One-week programme (scheduled upon request) 6 days course with 6 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 6.00 PM - 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 Eligibility: architects or engineers, technicians or supervisors, masons or students Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people PRODUCTION AND USE OF CSEB FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE One-week intensive programme (scheduled upon request) 6 days course with 6 sessions daily from 8.30 AM to 6.00 PM - 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 - Mortar quality and tests for mortar - Block-laying & design guidelines for conventional buildings - Earthquake effects on buildings (Slides) ­ Design guidelines for earthquake resistance - Blockyard 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 & U blocks) - 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 Minimum 15 people ­ Maximum 30 people