Finite Element Modeling of the Structural Response of Bahareque Walls Under Cyclic Loads

Jesús D. Villalba-Morales; Alejandro Suárez-Reyes; Karol Cristancho; Jesús A. G. Sánchez; Iván F. Otálvaro; Orlando Cundumi-Sánchez; Daniel M. Ruiz

doi:10.3390/buildings15193460

Finite Element Modeling of the Structural Response of Bahareque Walls Under Cyclic Loads

Jesús D. Villalba-Morales
, Alejandro Suárez-Reyes
, Karol Cristancho
, Jesús A. G. Sánchez
, Iván F. Otálvaro
, Orlando Cundumi-Sánchez
, Daniel M. Ruiz

Universidade Federal de Itajubá

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Abstract

Some communities in Valle del Cauca department (Colombia) live in houses made of bahareque walls. It is important to study the seismic performance of these structures as they are in an earthquake-prone region. This study develops a finite element modeling strategy to assess the cyclic behavior of bahareque walls in Colombia. Two types of walls are analyzed, including wood and guadua for the bare frame. The Puck failure criterion is used. The model is calibrated from results of pseudo-static tests on three walls without infill and two with infill. Results show that the model correctly predicts the first load cycles, but it presents convergence difficulties for higher cycles. It is necessary to further simulate some phenomena, such as the separation of nails in the joints.

Translated title of the contribution	Modelamiento de la respuesta estructural de muros de bahareque bajo cargas cíclicas mediante elementos finitos
Original language	English
Article number	3460
Pages (from-to)	1-18
Number of pages	18
Journal	Buildings
Volume	15
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15193460 https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15193460 https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15193460
State	Published - 25 Sep 2025

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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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bahareque walls
finite element-modeling
non-linear behavior
pseudo-static tests

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Villalba-Morales, J. D., Suárez-Reyes, A., Cristancho, K., Sánchez, J. A. G., Otálvaro, I. F., Cundumi-Sánchez, O., & Ruiz, D. M. (2025). Finite Element Modeling of the Structural Response of Bahareque Walls Under Cyclic Loads. Buildings, 15(19), 1-18. Article 3460. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15193460, https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15193460, https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15193460

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Villalba-Morales, JD, Suárez-Reyes, A, Cristancho, K, Sánchez, JAG, Otálvaro, IF , Cundumi-Sánchez, O & Ruiz, DM 2025, 'Finite Element Modeling of the Structural Response of Bahareque Walls Under Cyclic Loads', Buildings, vol. 15, no. 19, 3460, pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15193460, https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15193460, https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15193460

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