A Study of the Influence of Water Content Profile on the Dynamic Behavior of Rammed Earth Structures

Juan P. Villacreses; Bernardo Caicedo; Felipe Poveda; Fabricio Yepez; Laura Ibagón; Julián Buriticá

doi:10.11159/icgre21.lx.103

A Study of the Influence of Water Content Profile on the Dynamic Behavior of Rammed Earth Structures

Juan P. Villacreses
, Bernardo Caicedo
, Felipe Poveda
, Fabricio Yepez
, Laura Ibagón
, Julián Buriticá

Universidad de los Andes Colombia
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Universidade de Brasília

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Abstract

This research assesses the influence of water content in the dynamic performance of rammed earth structures. The procedure uses a finite element model based on hypothetical moisture profiles. The finite element model uses six layers where materials were assigned based on the water content profile. The research uses seven water profiles to establish the saturation degree as a function of wall depth. The mechanical properties for each layer were assigned according to the water content profile. Finally, the frequencies and modal shapes of the structure were calculated using a finite element model. The results showed an important change in the structural stiffness. Then, a response spectrum of accelerations was used to analyze the difference in the dynamic response of the structure due to the water content profile. The results suggest that the walls have different seismic behavior at the beginning of the construction phase and change with the different residual water content states of the structure.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, CSEE 2021
Editors	Tarek Abdoun, Mohamed Arab, Johan Clausen, Johan Facciorusso, Ahmed Fahmy, Rajeshwar Goodary, Russell A. Green, Marte Gutierrez, Ian Jefferson, Fei Jin, Stefan Jung, Victor Kaliakin, Antonio Miglio, Nunziante Squeglia, Roger Tilley, Helen Mitrani, Rathje Ellen, Dante Fratta
Publisher	Avestia Publishing
ISBN (Print)	9781927877906
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11159/icgre21.lx.103
State	Published - 2021
Event	6th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, CSEE 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 21 Jun 2021 → 23 Jun 2021

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Name	World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering
ISSN (Electronic)	2371-5294

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Conference	6th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, CSEE 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	21/06/21 → 23/06/21

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Rammed earth structures
climate effect
dynamic performance
suction
water content profile

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Villacreses, J. P., Caicedo, B., Poveda, F., Yepez, F., Ibagón, L., & Buriticá, J. (2021). A Study of the Influence of Water Content Profile on the Dynamic Behavior of Rammed Earth Structures. In T. Abdoun, M. Arab, J. Clausen, J. Facciorusso, A. Fahmy, R. Goodary, R. A. Green, M. Gutierrez, I. Jefferson, F. Jin, S. Jung, V. Kaliakin, A. Miglio, N. Squeglia, R. Tilley, H. Mitrani, R. Ellen, & D. Fratta (Eds.), Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, CSEE 2021 Article ICGRE 103 (World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering). Avestia Publishing. https://doi.org/10.11159/icgre21.lx.103

Villacreses, Juan P. ; Caicedo, Bernardo ; Poveda, Felipe et al. / A Study of the Influence of Water Content Profile on the Dynamic Behavior of Rammed Earth Structures. Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, CSEE 2021. editor / Tarek Abdoun ; Mohamed Arab ; Johan Clausen ; Johan Facciorusso ; Ahmed Fahmy ; Rajeshwar Goodary ; Russell A. Green ; Marte Gutierrez ; Ian Jefferson ; Fei Jin ; Stefan Jung ; Victor Kaliakin ; Antonio Miglio ; Nunziante Squeglia ; Roger Tilley ; Helen Mitrani ; Rathje Ellen ; Dante Fratta. Avestia Publishing, 2021. (World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering).

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Villacreses, JP, Caicedo, B, Poveda, F, Yepez, F , Ibagón, L & Buriticá, J 2021, A Study of the Influence of Water Content Profile on the Dynamic Behavior of Rammed Earth Structures. in T Abdoun, M Arab, J Clausen, J Facciorusso, A Fahmy, R Goodary, RA Green, M Gutierrez, I Jefferson, F Jin, S Jung, V Kaliakin, A Miglio, N Squeglia, R Tilley, H Mitrani, R Ellen & D Fratta (eds), Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, CSEE 2021., ICGRE 103, World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, Avestia Publishing, 6th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, CSEE 2021, Virtual, Online, 21/06/21. https://doi.org/10.11159/icgre21.lx.103

A Study of the Influence of Water Content Profile on the Dynamic Behavior of Rammed Earth Structures. / Villacreses, Juan P.; Caicedo, Bernardo; Poveda, Felipe et al.
Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, CSEE 2021. ed. / Tarek Abdoun; Mohamed Arab; Johan Clausen; Johan Facciorusso; Ahmed Fahmy; Rajeshwar Goodary; Russell A. Green; Marte Gutierrez; Ian Jefferson; Fei Jin; Stefan Jung; Victor Kaliakin; Antonio Miglio; Nunziante Squeglia; Roger Tilley; Helen Mitrani; Rathje Ellen; Dante Fratta. Avestia Publishing, 2021. ICGRE 103 (World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering).

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Villacreses JP, Caicedo B, Poveda F, Yepez F , Ibagón L, Buriticá J. A Study of the Influence of Water Content Profile on the Dynamic Behavior of Rammed Earth Structures. In Abdoun T, Arab M, Clausen J, Facciorusso J, Fahmy A, Goodary R, Green RA, Gutierrez M, Jefferson I, Jin F, Jung S, Kaliakin V, Miglio A, Squeglia N, Tilley R, Mitrani H, Ellen R, Fratta D, editors, Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, CSEE 2021. Avestia Publishing. 2021. ICGRE 103. (World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering). doi: 10.11159/icgre21.lx.103

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