Abstract
A rammed earth technique is a traditional architectural technique to build soil structures by compressing soil materials in a form. In this study, finite element analyses on seismic behavior of traditional rammed earth wall were carried out by using mechanical properties of rammed earth material subjected to high suction. In this study, two cases of relative humidity around the wall were set at 75 %rh (Case LS) and 15 %rh (Case HS) due to suction depends on relative humidity. Partial tensile failure occurred at the bottom parts of the wall by acceleration input of 200 gal and 340 gal in case LS and case HS, respectively. The seismic performance of rammed earth material depends on relative humidity environment. [This abstract is not included in the PDF]
