Report # 134 : Adobe with timber and clay tile roof
by Matthew A. French Adobe is commonly used in Honduras predominantly in rural areas in the western regions. The performance of adobe buildings in seismic events has been very poor, but for many rural poor in Honduras, there is no other option but to use this construction method. The building has a simple plan with […]
Report # 115 : Reinforced concrete multistory buildings
by Mario Rodriguez, Francisco G. Jarque This report describes Reinforced Concrete (RC) multistory residential buildings in Mexico. This type of construction is found mostly in large cities where space limitations lead to this type of solution. Typically buildings of this type have eight or more stories. Members of the middle and upper classes are the […]
Report # 111 : Reinforced Concrete Moment Frame Building without Seismic Details
by Heidi Faison, Craig D. Comartin, Kenneth Elwood This report examines reinforced concrete buildings that use moment-resisting frames without ductile detailing to resist seismic loads. While this building type is predominantly used for office buildings and hotels, it is also used in urban areas for multi-family dwellings (condominiums) and university dormitories. It can be found […]
Report # 82 : Single-family wood frame house
by Carlos E. Ventura, Mehdi H. K. Kharrazi Single-family wood frame construction represents the most common housing construction practice found throughout Canada and constitutes over 50% of the housing stock in British Columbia. A typical Canadian-style modern wood frame house consists of a concrete foundation, upon which a platform is constructed of joists covered with […]
Report # 79 : Concrete shear wall highrise buildings
by John Pao, Svetlana N. Brzev This concrete shear wall high-rise represents a contemporary residential and commercial construction commonly found in downtown areas of Canadian cities. This multi-family building contains 100 to 200 units and provides housing for 300 to 500 inhabitants. The height of these buildings is variable and usually ranges from 12 to […]
Report # 65 : Wood frame single family house
by Christopher Arnold Wood frame construction is typical for single family houses throughout the USA. Historically, in the East, Midwestern and South, brick masonry and stone were used for house construction, but this began to be superseded by wood frame around the turn of the 19th century. In the earthquake-prone western part of the US, […]
Report # 14 : Vivienda de Adobe (Adobe house)
by Manuel A. Lopez M., Julian Bommer, Gilda Benavidez This housing type can be found in rural and urban areas. Rural: Adobe houses are generally small structures, 5 x 6 m in the plan, having load-resistant walls made of adobe bricks between 0.3 and 0.5 m thick. Usually, they are single-family (5-person) houses. Wood planks […]