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Durability of earth materials: weathering agents, testing procedures and stabil...
Gallipoli, Domenico; Bruno, Agostino W.; Bui, Quoc Bao; Fabbri, Antonin; Faria, Paulina; Oliveira, Daniel V.; Ouellet-Plamondon, ClaudianeThis chapter reviews the potential impact of six environmental agents (water, ice, wind, fire, solar radiation and chemical attack) on the long-term stability of earth buildings together with some of the most common techniques for measuring and improving material durability. Liquid water appears the most detrimental of all environmental agents, not only because it can significantly reduce capillary cohesion ins...
Seismic Assessment of Earthen Structures
Bui, Quoc Bao; El-Nabouch, Ranime; Miccoli, Lorenzo; Morel, Jean Claude; Oliveira, Daniel V.; Silva, Rui André Martins; Silveira, Dora; Varum, HumbertoEarth is an ancient construction material that is attracting numerous scientific investigations due to the sustainable characteristics of this material and the significant heritage of existing earth constructions. Several studies have recently been conducted to investigate the seismic performance of earth buildings. This chapter presents the state of the art related to the seismic performance of earth structure...