Dynamic behaviour of adobe bricks in compression: The role of fibres and water content at various loading rates

This paper presents the results of an experimental research aimed at assessing the material performance of adobe bricks in compression for a wide range of induced strain rates, from statics to high velocity impact. Adobe connotes a traditional masonry whose bricks are made of sundried soil mixtures possibly reinforced with natural fibres and...

Dynamic characterization of adobe in compression: the influence of fibre fraction in soil mixtures

Adobe is one of the most ancient forms of masonry. Adobe bricks are sundried mixtures of clay, silt, sand and natural fibres locally available joined together using mud mortar. Adobe structures are largely spread in areas of the world prone to earthquakes or involved in military conflicts. Unfortunately, almost no literature concerns the dynamic...