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| Title: | Reinforcing traditional Indian construction with modern structures –A planning |
| Authors: | Murugan, I
Natarajan, C |
| Keywords: | Traditional Indian construction |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2009 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: E04H1/2 |
| Abstract: |
Traditional Indian structures exist beyond
all ages and can be utilized by the people of every generation, since the
truths of all times could also be expressed as the truth of present time. Based
on this premise, traditional construction concepts will definitely provide
inputs to supplement modern construction methods and this will pave a flexible
run way by extracting the essence from ancient texts and interpret it to suit
modern constructions. This is not mere repetition but one of the creative
interpretation as traditional construction practices have come a long way
without proper documentation and records. Imposing structures in India
constructed before BC reflects the degree of civilization and cultural
spectrum. If texts are repeated without reinterpreting them to suit modern
practices and innovations, civilization becomes a phenomenon of arrested
development. The aim of the study was to lay the foundation for synthesizing
traditional Indian construction with modern construction and to augment the
ways and means in which the structural design can be made to reflect tradition
and speedy development.
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| Page(s): | 633-637 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.08(4) [October 2009]
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