Report # 74 : Uncoursed rubble stone masonry walls with timber floor and roof

by Yogeshwar K. Parajuli, Jitendra K Bothara, Bijay K. Upadhyay

This is a typical rural housing construction in the hills and mountains throughout Nepal. It is a traditional construction practice followed for over 200 years. These buildings are basically loose-fitting, load-bearing structures constructed of uncoursed rubble stone walls in mud mortar, with timber floors and roofs. They are expected to be extremely vulnerable to the effects of earthquakes due to their lack of structural integrity.

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