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Seismic performance of rammed earth town halls reinforced with confinement wooden elements
Revista Ingeniería de Construcción, 2020 There are few studies on the behavior of historic structures of adobe and rammed earth in Latin America, which has contributed to the deterioration of these buildings, which are part of our architectural and cultural heritage.
D. Ruiz, M. Silva, L. Cerón, C. López
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Size Dependence and Dynamic Properties of Adobe Masonry Bricks tested at high strain rates [PDF]
EPJ Web of Conferences, 2021 Masonry is a construction technique which typically reacts in compression. Characterization of its material properties in compression is thus of paramount importance.
Li Piani T. +3 more
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Heritage, 2021 Adobe masonry is one of the oldest construction systems still in use today, Mexico has an enormous cultural heritage with traditional adobe houses being very representative of the rural communities and their culture.
Adria Sanchez-Calvillo +6 more
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Study of the Environmental Influence on the Dynamic Behavior of Adobe Walls: Preliminary Test in Laboratory Specimens [PDF]
, 2017 The shift of modal parameters induced by temperature and humidity effects may mask the changes of vibration properties caused by structural damage because the dynamic properties are often sensitive to changing environmental conditions. Furthermore, temperature and humidity are generally non-uniform and time-dependent variables, and therefore, their ...
Delgadillo, Rick +4 more
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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2021 The oasis of Southeast Morocco possesses outstanding earthen architecture built with a mixture of rammed earth and mud brick construction. This work is a contribution to the valorization of earth building materials used in the oases to preserve this ...
Abdellah Mellaikhafi +4 more
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Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2020 Artisans in the Sudano-Sahelian zone of Cameroon make abundant use of adobes formulated from red millet fibers for the construction of houses. However, scientific data are missing in the literature to provide necessary information for the understanding ...
Colbert Babé +5 more
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Frontiers in Built Environment, 2020 In the city of Cusco and in other parts of Peruvian Andes, adobe masonry is the primary construction material. Adobe continues to be used for the construction of housing because of its low cost, its thermal properties, the use of unskilled labor, and the
Giovanni Sumerente +3 more
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Experimental study of the Integral Masonry System in the construction of earthquake resistant houses
Materiales de Construccion, 2012 This paper presents the application of the Integral Masonry System (IMS) to the construction of earthquake resistant houses and its experimental study. To verify the security of this new type of building in seismic areas of the third world two prototypes
B. Orta, R. Bustamante, J. M. Adell
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Effect of Additives on Mechanical Strengths of Adobe Made From Soils of Isfahan [PDF]
مسکن و محیط روستا, 2015 At present, there are still large numbers of existing buildings in Iran that are made of adobe. Isfahan is a historical city in Central Iran which enjoys the abundance of its historical and non-historical adobe buildings, some of which belong toseveral ...
Mehrdad Hejazi +3 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015 :INTRODUCTION:Despite the recommendations by interpretation of resistance ratios obtained in laboratory bioassays, little is known about the actual impact of these results in the effectiveness of vector control activities in the field.
Grasielle Caldas DÁvila Pessoa +5 more
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