Seismic resistance of earth construction in Portugal

Engineering Structures

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 932-941

  Gomes, Maria Idália ^a   Lopes, Mário ^b   De Brito, Jorge ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Rammed earth; Seismic behaviour; Stress analysis

Indexed keywords

EARTH CONSTRUCTION; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PORTUGAL; RAMMED EARTH; REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN; SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR; SEISMIC PERFORMANCE; SEISMIC RESISTANCE; STRUCTURAL MATERIALS;

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMICITY; STRENGTH; STRESS ANALYSIS;

PORTUGAL;

EID: 79251594728     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Guillaud H. Characterization of earthen materials. In: Avrami E, Guillaud H, Hardy M, editors. Terra literature review-an overview of research in earthen architecture conservation. Los Angeles (United States): The Getty Conservation Institute; 2008. p. 21-31.
2. Lourenço P. Earth construction: natural materials as a contribute to construction sustainability (Construções em terra: os materiais naturais com contributo à sustentabilidade na construção). Master thesis in construction. Technical University of Lisbon; 2002 [in Portuguese].
3. NZ 4297 Engineering design of earth buildings 1998, Earth Building Association of New Zealand, New Zealand.
4. New Mexico Earthen Building Materials Code 14.7.4. Santa Fé (NM): Construction Industries Division (CID) of the Regulation and Licensing Department; 2006.
5. The Australian earth building handbook. Sydney (Australia): Standards Australia; 2002.
6. Gomes I. Seism-resistant rammed earth construction (Construção sismo-resistente em terra crua). Master thesis in construction. Technical University of Lisbon; 2008 [in Portuguese].
7. Jaquin PA, Augarde CE, Gerrard C. Analysis of historic rammed earth construction. India: Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions in New Delhi; 2006.
8. Augarde CE, Jaquin PA, Gerrard CM. Analysis of Tapial structures for modern use and conservation. Padua (Italy): Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions; 2004.
9. Maniatidis V., Walker P. Structural capacity of rammed earth in compression. J Mater Civ Eng 2008, 20(3):230-238.
10. Hall M., Djerbib Y. Rammed earth sample production: context, recommendations and consistency. Constr Build Mater 2004, 18:281-286.
11. Jayasinghe C., Kamaladasa N. Compressive strength characteristics of cement stabilized rammed earth walls. Constr Build Mater 2007, 21:1971-1976.
12. Morel J.C., Pkla A., Walker P. Compressive strength testing of compressed earth blocks. Constr Build Mater 2007, 21:303-309.
13. Jayasinghe C., Mallawaarachchi S.R. Flexural strength of compresses stabilized earth masonry materials. Mater Des 2009, 30:3859-3868.
14. Coburn A., Hughes R., Pomonis A., Spence R. Technical principles building for safety 1995, Intermediate Technology Publications, London (UK).
15. Blondet M, García G, Loaiza C. Earthquake resistant construction of dwellings? A vision for the future (Viviendas sismorresistentes de tierra? Una visión a futuro). In: XIV national congress of civil engineering-CONIC. 2003 [in Spanish].
16. Peña F, Lourenço P. In: M. Achenza et al., editors. Earth structures: behaviour and pathologies. Houses and cities built with earth. Conservation, significance and urban quality. Argumentum; 2006. p. 49-51.
17. Ministerio de Vivienda Y Construcción. Adobe-design and construction (Adobe - Diseño y construcción). Peru; 1979 [in Spanish].
18. Martins F, Costa A, Sousa J. Three-dimensional analysis of a tunnel built in residual granite soil at University of Minho (Análise tridimensional de um túnel aberto num maciço de solo residual degranito da Universidade do Minho). In: 1st Brazilian congress on tunnels and underground structures. 2004 [in Portuguese].
19. Varum H, Martins T, Velosa A. Characterization of adobe construction in the Aveiro region. In: IV Ibero-American earth construction seminar and III seminar of earth construction architecture in Portugal. 2005.
20. RSA. Portuguese loads code for structural safety of buildings and bridges. (Regulamento de segurança e acções em estruturas de edifícios e pontes). Lisbon (Portugal); 1983 [in Portuguese].
21. SAP2000®. Three dimensional static and dynamic finite element analysis and design of structures. Version 8.3.0. Berkeley (CA, USA): CSI Computers & Structures, Inc., Structural and Earthquake Engineering Software. 2004.
22. Blondet M, Garcia G, Brezv S. Earthquake resistant adobe construction (Construcciones de adobe resistentes a los terremotos: tutor) contribution to the World Housing Encyclopaedia. Oakland (CA): Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, EERI; 2003 [in Spanish]. http://www.world-housing.net.
23. Parreira D. Seismic analysis of rammed earth construction, (Análise sísmica de uma construção em taipa). M.Sc. thesis. Lisbon: IST; 1987 [in Portuguese].
24. Zegarra L, Quiun D, San Bartolomé A. Strengthening techniques for adobe dwellings (Técnicas para el reforzamiento sísmico de viviendas de adobe). In: XIV national congress of civil engineering. 2003 [in Spanish].
25. Pinto M, Payalich E, Wamsler C. Reconstruction project with risk management-technical elements and institutional strategy to reduce risk and the dimension of future disasters (Proyecto de reconstrucción con inclusión de la gestión de riesgo-elementos técnicos y estrategia institucional para la disminución del riesgo y de la dimensión de futuros desastres). División 4200, Democracia y Gobernabilidad. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH. Eschborn (Peru); 2003 [in Spanish].
26. Galante R. Rammed earth construction and recycling of materials (A construção em taipa e a reciclagem de materiais). Graduation report in architecture. Technical University of Lisbon; 2004 [in Portuguese].