COURSE CONTENT:

The AVD Masonry course is a practical, hands-on week in which trainees study constructive principles and techniques, and build various types and scales of arches, vaults and domes.  The course focuses on the use of Compressed Stabilised Earth Block (CSEB) as a building material and vault construction methods developed by AVEI (e.g. the Free-spanning technique).

Hands-on exercises include:
– Construction principles for building Arches Vaults & Domes
– Building various arches with centring
– Building various vaults without centring (learning basics)
– Building various vaults without centring (creative work)
– Building various domes without centring

PARTICIPANTS:

All skill levels are welcome (e.g. engineers, architects, technicians, supervisors, masons, students and laymen).

DURATION:

Six day course; Classes from 8:30am to 6:15pm.

OTHER INFORMATION:

• All classes are held in English.
• Manuals and other training materials are distributed to students.
• A certificate is given at the end of the course.
• For more details, please visit the Auroville Earth Institute website or contact us.