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Adobe is a low-cost construction material, locally available, presents excellentthermal and acoustic properties, and is associated to quite simple constructionmethods that only require a small consumption of energy. It is indeed aneconomically viable material, and its use respects the environmental equilibrium.Rehabilitation and strengthening of existing traditional adobe constructionscontribute to the quality of life improvement of those who use them and for anincrease of associated safety levels, particularly if an effective seismicstrengthening is assured. The preservation of these constructions also contributesfor the recognition of the advantages that adobe, as a structural material,presents, encouraging its use in new constructions, and allowing for thereduction of the efforts and resources that are affected to new edifications thatnormally replace the adobe existing ones.A research group at the University of Aveiro has been developing work aimedat the characterization of the vast traditional adobe constructed park of Aveirodistrict, which constitutes an important architectonic and cultural heritage.Studies on the composition and mechanical behaviour of adobe units andmortars, and on the structural behaviour of adobe masonry walls were conducted.These studies aim to establish a basis of knowledge that can support theinterpretation of structural pathologies, calibration of numerical models,structural safety assessment, and design of strengthening solutions. This articlepresents and discusses the developed work, explaining how it can contribute fora more conscious development of rehabilitation practices

Rehabilitation of an important cultural and architectural heritage: the traditional adobe constructions in Aveiro district