GEOTECHNICAL AND METRIC ENGINEERING APPLIED TO BUILDING OF A ROMAN VILLA IN THE VEGA OF GRANADA (SPAIN)

Authors

  • E. Navas Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Granada
  • A. Garrido Department of Computer Science and AI, University of Granada
  • J. Román Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Granada
  • J.Aguirre Department of Stratigraphy and Palaeontology, University of Granada
  • J. A. Esquivel Andalusian Institute of Geophysics, University of Granada

Keywords:

architectural foundation, engineering, geology, Roman period, stratigraphy

Abstract

The excavation of a Roman villa in the city of Granada (Andalusia, Spain) has provided major information about the use of geotechnical principles and methods of building a house in the 1st century A.D. The study of the building techniques shows that the inhabitants of the Granada basin had ample knowledge of architectural engineering and its relationship to the geologic characteristics in the area of Granada.

This knowledge was applied by architects to the foundations of buildings to prevent natural risks, mainly rainfall damage to unstable geologic material, a shallow phreatic level, and periodic flfloods. The architectural design was adapted to these considerations although the building studied is a simple house, more similar to the pars rustica of a villa than a luxury villa.

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Published

2023-07-27

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Articles