Mechanical characterization of the structural components of Pre-Columbian earthen monuments: Analysis of bricks and mortar from Huaca de la Luna in Perú
| dc.contributor.affiliation | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Departamento de Ingeniería | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aguilar, R. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Montesinos, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Uceda, S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-13T16:59:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The paper deals with the mechanical characterization of the materials that composes the structural system of the archaeological earthen complex of ‘Huaca de la Luna’ in Perú (100–900A.D.). The mechanical characterization was carried out through uniaxial compression, three-point bending and splitting tests. The results indicate differences in bricks and mortar samples in strength capacity and elastic stiffness in compression, as well as differences in rupture modulus and diametric compression strength. The study contributes to understand the linear and nonlinear behavior of archaeological earthen materials and structures and provides reference values for the structural assessment of similar buildings and monuments. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Funding: This research was carried out by the Engineering & Heritage Research Group at PUCP. The authors would like to acknowledge the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú PUCP and its funding office DGI-PUCP (project 89-2014) for providing funds to the project within which this work was developed. The authors would also like to thank the fellowship funding for postgraduate studies for the second author by CONCYTEC, PERU (Contract N° 012-2013-FONDECYT) . The authors finally acknowledge the support of the Laboratory of Materials at PUCP for providing access to their facilities and equipment. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2016.11.003 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14657/206313 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | urn:issn:2214-5095 | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | |
| dc.source | Case Studies in Construction Materials; Vol. 6 (2017) | |
| dc.subject | Archaeological heritage | |
| dc.subject | Earthen buildings | |
| dc.subject | Bricks and mortar | |
| dc.subject | Mechanical characterization | |
| dc.subject.ocde | https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#2.01.04 | |
| dc.title | Mechanical characterization of the structural components of Pre-Columbian earthen monuments: Analysis of bricks and mortar from Huaca de la Luna in Perú | |
| dc.type | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 | |
| dc.type.other | Artículo | |
| dc.type.version | https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/version_types/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85/ |