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Seismic assessment of a vernacular rammed earth building

 Seismic assessment of a vernacular rammed earth building
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Presented at IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017, published in , pp. 152-158
DOI: 10.2749/vancouver.2017.0152
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Rammed earth constructions represent a valuable cultural heritage of vernacular architecture, whose significance has acquired even more importance in the last years with the renovated interest for ...
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Author(s): (University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal)
(ISISE, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal)
(ISISE, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal)
Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017
Published in:
Page(s): 152-158 Total no. of pages: 7
Page(s): 152-158
Total no. of pages: 7
Year: 2017
DOI: 10.2749/vancouver.2017.0152
Abstract:

Rammed earth constructions represent a valuable cultural heritage of vernacular architecture, whose significance has acquired even more importance in the last years with the renovated interest for this sustainable building technique. The aim of this work is to develop a FEM model typologically representative of a Portuguese vernacular rammed earth construction in order to characterize numerically its seismic performance and raise awareness about the level of improvement introduced by two compatible strengthening techniques: textile reinforced mortar (TRM) and a ring beam applied at the top of the walls.

Keywords:
retrofitting seismic assessment rammed earth pushover analysis TRM