Seismic Behavior of Rammed Earth Walls with Precast Concrete Tie Columns

Table 1

Summary of soil properties.

Property	Parameters	Value
Grain size distribution	Gravel fraction	28%
	Sand fraction	44%
	Silt fraction	13%
	Clay fraction	15%
Atterberg limit	Liquid limit	27.8%
	Plastic limit	17.7%
	Plastic index	10.1%
Proctor test	Optimum moisture content	16.5%
	Maximum dry density (kg/m^3)	1710