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Quasi-static In-Plane Testing of Adobe Masonry Walls and Structures

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The lateral seismic capacity and the in-plane failure pattern of adobe masonry may be understood by performing quasi-static experimental tests on full-scale adobe walls. Information regarding the maximum lateral capacity and the displacement ductility are normally obtained during these tests. Also, information about limit states could be obtained. Along the years, universities in Europe, Asia and Latin America have performed this type of tests and the results of some of these works are summarized in this chapter.

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  • Cyclic behaviour
  • Adobe wall
  • In-plane capacity
  • Failure pattern

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  1. GERDIS Research Group, Civil Engineering Division, Department of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel, Lima, Peru

    Nicola Tarque & Marcial Blondet

  2. Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio 21, 80125, Naples, Italy

    Fulvio Parisi, Domenico Asprone & Andrea Prota

  3. CONSTRUCT-LESE, Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, R. Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal

    Dora Silveira & Humberto Varum

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    Prof. Dr. Humberto Varum

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    Prof. Dr. Fulvio Parisi

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Tarque, N. et al. (2021). Quasi-static In-Plane Testing of Adobe Masonry Walls and Structures. In: Varum, H., Parisi, F., Tarque, N., Silveira, D. (eds) Structural Characterization and Seismic Retrofitting of Adobe Constructions. Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74737-4_5

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