Rammed earth construction is spread worldwide in new buildings and also as architectural
heritage, representing a cultural identity that must be preserved. However, rammed earth …

To evaluate the effectiveness of a TRM-strengthening solution for rammed earth walls
subjected to in-plane cyclic loads, an experimental program was conducted on a …

Building with rammed earth has become increasingly popular in recent years because it is
highly sustainable and has little environmental impact. More than half of the world's …

Seismic behavior of masonry walls has been heavily investigated, especially by means of
laboratory experiments employing cyclic tests to determine the mechanical parameters and …

This experimental study analyzes the seismic behavior of rammed earth walls with Arundo
donax natural fiber inclusions, also called" caña brava"(REWC), and without inclusions …

Rammed earth walls show comparatively good performances with respect to vertical loads,
while their stiffness and strength against horizontal loads are often unsatisfactory …

The widespread use of earthen buildings can be accredited to the local availability of the
raw material, sustainability of the building process, and low cost. Earthen structures suffer …

In earth construction field, literature often start their introduction by pointing out barriers to
the use of earth in construction that will be addressed then by their research question …

The significance of earthen architecture is associated to the local availability of the raw
material, sustainability of the building process and low cost. Rammed earth is among the …