Ingenious Rainwater Harvesting System within the Algiers Ottoman Residential Buildings (Reconstitution and Performance Assessment)

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International Journal of Conservation Science Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI:10.36868/ijcs.2023.02.02

Meriem Sahraoui, Samia Chergui, Ali Belmeziti, R. Zegait

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This article deals more particularly with the architectural reconstitution and the hydraulic checking of the rainwater harvesting system (RWH-system) installation in some residential buildings in Ottoman Algiers (16th to 18th centuries), where this water was intended for various domestic uses. This work was applied to two cases (Khdawedj-El'Amia and HassanPasha palaces). An architectural reconstitution by three-dimensional modeling was made based on investigations and bibliographic research on the system. In contrast, hydraulic verification was made according to the current European sizing standards based on rainfall records for over 100 years. The results indicate that these buildings are equipped with an innovative and efficient hydraulic system based on relativity between rain, roof, and stored volume (djeb), according to current standards; this system has the potential to meet the needs of the populations and ensure their water autonomy, particularly in times of water scarcity. And consequently, rainwater management in a secure way. On the other hand, the results assess the possibility of returning the RWH system to function today. It provides helpful information to develop an action plan and intervention strategies for restoring the (RWHsystem) in the heritage residential buildings for improving sustainability and maintaining the built heritage values of the historic Ottoman Algiers.

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阿尔及尔奥斯曼住宅建筑内巧妙的雨水收集系统（重建和性能评估）

本文更详细地介绍了奥斯曼阿尔及尔（16至18世纪）一些住宅建筑中雨水收集系统（RWH系统）的建筑重建和水力检查，这些水用于各种家庭用途。这项工作应用于两个案例（Khdawedj-El'Amia和HassanPasha宫殿）。在对该系统进行调查和文献研究的基础上，通过三维建模进行了建筑重建。相比之下，水力验证是根据100多年来的降雨量记录，根据当前的欧洲尺寸标准进行的。结果表明，根据现行标准，这些建筑配备了一个创新高效的液压系统，该系统基于雨水、屋顶和储存量之间的相关性；该系统有潜力满足人民的需求，并确保他们的用水自主性，特别是在缺水时期。因此，以安全的方式管理雨水。另一方面，研究结果评估了RWH系统恢复正常运行的可能性。它为制定行动计划和干预策略提供了有用的信息，以恢复遗产住宅中的（RWH系统），从而提高可持续性并保持历史悠久的奥斯曼阿尔及尔的建筑遗产价值。

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Conservation Science (IJCS) is a high quality peer-reviewed journal devoted to the publication of original research papers in applied conservation science and its broad range of applications. IJCS it is an open access journal. All content is freely available without charge to any user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The topics cover all disciplines and branches of modern scientific conservation, including different aspects on general conservation theory, scientific investigation of works of art, authentication, determination of conservation state, compatibility studies for preservation and restoration procedures and monitoring of interventions effectiveness, etiopathology of historic and natural monuments, studies on the mechanisms of deterioration and degradation for different materials as structural and ornamental elements, impact of the environmental factors or agents on monuments and ecosystems, obtaining and characterization of new materials and procedures for preservation and restoration, new methodologies for scientific investigation, cross-related problems concerning research applied to conservation science, biodiversity conservation. Review articles in selected areas are published from time to time.