Evaluating the seismic behaviour of rammed earth buildings from Portugal: From simple tools to advanced approaches

Despite the use of rammed earth became marginal in the second half of the past century, Portugal still holds an important built heritage. Recently, a growing use of rammed earth has been observed in modern constructions, but it is putting aside the roots of traditional rammed earth construction. The...

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Main Author: Silva, Rui André Martins (author)
Other Authors: Mendes, Nuno (author), Oliveira, Daniel V. (author), Romanazzi, Antonio (author), Dominguez-Martinez, Oriol (author), Miranda, Tiago F. S. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Rammed earth
Seismic behaviour
Simplified indexes
Kinematic approach
Mechanical characterisation
Dynamic identification
Sonic tests
Model updating
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/58281
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/58281

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/58281

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