Development of masonry hybrid structures of rammed earth – Steel and elementary experimental study

Takumi Ito, Yasuhito Beppu, Kenjiro Mori, Kei Ichi Imamoto, Chiduru Kiyohara

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Abstract

In recent years, an architecture made of natural resources attracts more attention. In some areas of Europe, “Rammed earth’’ has already been used for building structure. To spread the rammed earth in Japan, the structural system with seismic resistant mechanism is needed. This study suggests composite structure with rammed earth and steel framework. In this paper, the horizontal loading test is conducted. From test result, specimen with rammed earth presents high strength and rigidity by comparing the steel specimen, that is, the combined effect is confirmed. Furthermore, the proposed analytical method of strength can estimate the test result.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)247-252
Number of pages6
JournalAIJ Journal of Technology and Design
Volume27
Issue number65
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2021

Keywords

  • Horizontal loading test
  • Hybrid structure
  • Masonry
  • Rammed earth
  • Steel structure

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