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Each housing report is a detailed description of a housing type in a particular country. The description is prepared from a number of standard closed-ended questions and some narrative that have been provided by report authors. Each report has ten major categories, including general information, architectural features, socio-economic issues, structural features, evaluation of seismic features, …
Trisakti University Faculty of Civil Engineering and Planning Jalan Kyai Tapa No. 1 Jakarta – 11440 ; Indonesia PT. Gistama Intisemesta Jalan Puri Kencana Blok J-1/3-B Jakarta – 11610 ; Indonesia Phone: +62-21-5822825 Email : s.wijanto1@gistama.com He is the principal of PT Gistama Intisemesta, a structural engineering consulting firm in Jakarta which has …
Head, Department for Structures (Member of Section for Earthquake Engineering) Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute Ljubljana, Slovenia Phone: + 386 1 280 4410 Fax: + 386 1 280 4484 Email: marjana.lutman@zag.si Web:: www.zag.si Marjana Lutman: Curriculum Vitae Education B.Sc. in civil engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1985; M.Sc. in earthquake …
NEEDS TO BE CHECKED FOR DEAD LINKS, ETC Basic Earthquake Information Information on recent earthquake information, global seismicity, the nature of earthquakes, and seismic hazard IITK-BMTPC Earthquake Tips: Learning Earthquake Design & Construction by C.V.R.Murty Earthquake engineering education fact sheet series Published by National Information Center of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Kanpur, INDIA § What causes earthquakes? …
TUTORIALS | HOUSING REPORTS Bricks were first fired around 3500 BC, in Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq, one of the high-risk seismic areas of the world. The ziggurat temples at Eridu, possibly the world’s first city, have withstood not only earthquakes but also wars and invasions. From Roman aqueducts and public buildings to the Great Wall of China, from the …
TUTORIALS | HOUSING REPORTS Buildings with cast-in-situ reinforced concrete shear walls are widespread in many earthquake-prone countries and regions, such as Canada, Chile, Romania, Turkey, Colombia, the republics of the former Soviet Union, etc. This type of construction has been practiced since the 1960s in urban regions for medium- to high-rise buildings (4 to 35 …
TUTORIALS | HOUSING REPORTS The concept of precast (also known as “prefabricated”) construction includes those buildings where the majority of structural components are standardized and produced in plants in a location away from the building, and then transported to the site for assembly. These components are manufactured by industrial methods based on mass production in …
TUTORIALS | HOUSING REPORTS Wood construction is common for many single-family houses throughout the world. In areas where timber and wood materials are easily accessible, wood construction is often considered to be the cheapest and best approach for small housing structures. Six main types of wood construction are listed in the encyclopedia. These types use all forms of …
by Amit Kumar, Jeewan Pundit This type of house is used for residential purposes. The building type under study has been picked the from central part of India (Madhya Pradesh), but it is found throughout India with small or large variations. Timber is primarily used for the frame structural elements but due to an acute …
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by Mohammed Farsi, Farah Lazzali This privately owned housing constitutes about 60 to 70% of the housing stock and is widespread throughout northern Algeria, the region of the country’s highest seismic risk. Generally, these buildings are from 1 to 3 stories high. The ground floor is used for parking or for commercial purposes. The structural …
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