Adobe buildings are located in many countries and are often constructed with fiber
reinforced bricks, which are composite materials made of soil, water, and natural or artificial …

Many people live in adobe masonry (AM) constructions in earthquake areas even if most of
the existing constructions are not engineered, thus prone to seismic damage. Therefore …

The tremendous loss of life that resulted in the aftermath of recent earthquakes in
developing countries is mostly due to the collapse of non-engineered building structures. It …

The aim of seismic strengthening for masonry buildings is to upgrade structural strength and
improve inelastic deformation capacity. Most of the strengthening techniques in practice are …

Abstract In Colombia and other South American countries, most structures in the colonial
period were built with adobe and/or rammed earth masonry. During past earthquakes, some …

This paper presents the details of experimental testing of soil, adobe masonry units, and
assemblages for the first time in Pakistan. Adobe units were tested both in compression and …

The development of novel strengthening techniques to address the seismic vulnerability of
masonry elements is gradually leading to simpler, faster and more effective strengthening …

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 …

Based on the increasing demand of the self-interlocking stabilized earth blocks in masonry
industry and history of the earthquake losses, research study on strengthening and …

This paper is concerned with the calibration and validation of a numerical modelling
approach for adobe masonry buildings under horizontal loading. The paper first reviews the …