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Proposal of methodology for evaluation of a vertical shanty building in Beira, Mozambique
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Abstract: Emerging economies are in an almost winless situation: they would benefit from improving
the extremely poor economic situation, making them self-reliant and economically productive.
However, the poor fight for daily survival and, therefore, cannot afford to improve themselves. This
article describes the state of the “Grande Hotel” in the city of Beira, Mozambique, built-in Portuguese
colonial times, a real vertical shanty building that is occupied by approximately 1000 inhabitants
trapped in poverty. To carry out any constructive intervention in a building or an urban complex,
it is necessary to carry out a rehabilitation project that is developed based on a diagnosis of the
building understudy, its main deteriorations, the causes, mechanisms of action, evolution, and
possible treatments to be used for its repair. Analysis methods are necessary for the conservation
of buildings since trying to stop, or correct buildings’ deterioration without a diagnosis of their
problems or a prognosis on their evolution is a risky procedure with a high percentage of failure
chances. The use of an appropriate methodology for diagnosing the damage present in the “Grande
Hotel” and its prediction of evolution and development should directly impact a better quality of
rehabilitation projects in the neighborhood where the building is located.
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Colonial heritage Inspection of buildings Rehabilitation of buildings Pathologies methodology
Citation
SANTOS, M.M. ; LANZINHA, J.C.G. ; FERREIRA , A. Vaz (2021) - Proposal of methodology for evaluation of a vertical shanty building in Beira, Mozambique. CivilEng, 2(1), p. 35-47. DOI 10.3390/civileng2010003
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MDPI