Abstract (EN):
Earth is one of the most widely used building materials in the World.
Different types of adobe dwellings are made to assure protection and wellbeing
of the population according to the diverse zones needs. Therefore, it is important to study the structural behaviour of the adobe masonry constructions, analysing
their seismic vulnerability, which may help in preventing social, cultural and economic
losses. In the present chapter, an explanation of the seismic behaviour of
adobe buildings, a summary of recent research outputs from experimental tests
conducted on adobe masonry components and from numerical modelling of fullscale
representative adobe constructions are reported. In addition, different rehabilitation
and strengthening solutions are presented and results from the testing of
retrofitted adobe constructions and components are discussed.
Type (Professor's evaluation):
Scientific
No. of pages:
39