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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?
  §  How the ground shakes? 
  §  What are magnitude and intensity?

Earthquake Behavior of Buildings
Literature describing what happens to the built environment when the earth shakes underneath

• 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 are the seismic effects on structures? 
  §  How flexibility of buildings affects their response 
  §  How architectural features affect building performance 
  §  How buildings twist during earthquakes 
  §  How brick masonry buildings perform during earthquakes
  §  How earthquakes affect reinforced concrete buildings 
  §  Why are open ground story buildings vulnerable in earthquakes?

Earthquake-Resistant Design Guidelines & Manuals
Guidelines and manuals that provide information on earthquake-resistant design for various building types and construction materials 

• Building Hygenic and Earthquake-Resistant Adobe Houses using Geomesh Reinforcement (arid zones) by Julio Vargas-Neumann, Daniel Torrealva, Marcial BlondetPublished by Catholic University of Peru 
• Construcción de casas saludables y sismorresistentes de Adobe Reforzado con geomallas (zona de la sierra) by Julio Vargas-Neumann, Daniel Torrealva, Marcial BlondetPublished by Catholic University of Peru 
• At Risk: The Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings with Masonry Infill Walls
  by Sub-committee of World Housing Encyclopedia
  Published by Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, USA
• (English)Construction and Maintenance of Masonry Dwellings for Masons and Builders
  (Spanish)Construcción y Mantenimiento de Viviendas de Albañilería para Albañiles y Maestros de Obra
  Edited by Marcial Blondet of World Housing Encyclopedia?s Editorial Board
  Published by Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, USA
• (English) Earthquake-Resistant Construction of Adobe Buildings
  (Spanish) Construcciones de Adobe Resistentes a los Terremotos. Tutor.
  by Sub-committee of World Housing Encyclopedia
  Published by Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, CA, USA
• 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
  §  Seismic design philosophy of buildings
  §  How to make buildings ductile for good seismic performance
  §  How to make stone masonry buildings earthquake resistant 
  §  How to reduce earthquake effects in buildings
  §  And more
• Guidelines for Earthquake-Resistant Non-Engineered Construction
  by Sub-Committee of the International Association of Earthquake Engineering
  Published by National Information Center of Earthquake Engineering, IIT Kanpur, INDIA
• Métodos de Refuerzo para La Vivienda Rural de Autoconstrucción (Methods of Strengthening Rural Self-Constructed Housing), Published by CENAPRED, Mexico
• Nuevas Casas Resistentes de Adobe (New Resistant Houses of Adobe) by Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
• Review of Non-engineered Houses in Latin America
  by European Laboratory for Structural Assessment, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, FRANCE 
  Published by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (28 MB)
• Notas Acerca del Diseño Sismoresistente para casas de 1 y 2 pisos
  by Luis Gonzalo Mejía Cañas, Structural Engineer, Medellín, COLOMBIA
  Published by Luis Gonzalo Mejía Cañas y Cia., Civil Engineers, Medellín, COLOMBIA
  Spanish
• Manual de Especificaciones para Construcciones de Uno y Dos Pisos
  by Luis Gonzalo Mejía Cañas, Structural Engineer, Medellín, COLOMBIA
  Specifications for residential construction (1 and 2 story) according to Colombian Seismic Standards
  Published by Luis Gonzalo Mejía Cañas y Cia., Civil Engineers, Medellín, COLOMBIA
  Spanish
• POSTERS of Construction Techniques in Indonesia
  by Teddy Boen and Rekan, INDONESIA
  Set of 3 posters showing correct construction techniques
  Published with support from WSSI, YIPD, USAID and others
  §  One-brick Masonry House 
  §  Half-brick Masonry House 1 
  §  Half-brick Masonry House 2
• “Earthquake Engineering”
  by Vitelmo V. Bertero
  Illustrated introduction to earthquake engineering principles
  Hosted by National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, USA
• Manual de Construccion Sismo Resistente de Viviendas in Bahareque Encementado
  Published by Colombian Association of Earthquake Engineering
  Spanish
• Manual de Construccion, Evaluacion y Rehabilitacion Sismo Resistente de Viviendas de Mamposteria
  Published by Colombian Association of Earthquake Engineering
  Spanish
• Seismic Assessment of a Reinforced Concrete Block Masonry House – PROARES Project in El Salvador
  Evaluation of one of the designs for housing proposed after the 2001 earthquake
  Published by European Laboratory for Structural Assessment, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
• Seismic Assessment of a Prefabricated House – PROARES Project in El Salvador
  Evaluation of one of the designs for housing proposed after the 2001 earthquake
  Published by European Laboratory for Structural Assessment, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission

Seismic Retrofitting
Information on seismic risk and vulnerability, and guidelines to undertake seismic assessment of structures, retrofitting strategies and structural control being adopted worldwide 

• The European Macroseismic Scale 1998 EMS-98
  Seismic Vulnerability Scale for Buildings
  English and French
• Manual de Construccion, Evaluacion y Rehabilitacion Sismo Resistente de Viviendas de Mamposteria
  Published by Colombian Association of Earthquake Engineering
  Spanish
• Repair and strengthening guide for earthquake damaged low-rise domestic buildings in Gujarat, India
  by UK Engineers with local knowledge 
  Published by Arup Geotechnics, London, UNITED KINGDOM
• Manual Tecnico para el reforzamiento de las viviendas de adobe existentes in la Costa y la Sierra
  by Luis Zegarra, Angel San Bartolome, Daniel Quiun and Alberto Geisecke
• Manual for Reinforcement of Existing Adobe Houses in the Coast & the Highlands
  Published under a joint project of Centro Regional de Sismología para América del Sur (CERESIS), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), and Deutsche Geselischaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
  Spanish
• Limitaciones y alcances del reforzamiento de viviendas existentes de adobe en los paises andinos 
  (Limits on the Application of the Reinforcement of Existing Adobe Houses in the Andean Countries) 
  by Luis Zegarra, Angel San Bartolomé, and Daniel Quiun
  Published under a joint project of Centro Regional de Sismología para América del Sur (CERESIS), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), and Deutsche Geselischaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
  Spanish
• Reforzameinto sismo-resistente de vivendas de adobe existentes in la region Andina 
  (Seismic Reinforcement of Existing Adobe Housing in the Andean Countries) 
  Published under a joint project of Centro Regional de Sismología para América del Sur (CERESIS), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), and Deutsche Geselischaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
  Spanish
• Manual and Guidelines for Emergency Safety Measures in Earthquake Damaged Masonry and Heritage Buildings
  by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
  Published by Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, New Delhi, INDIA
• Planning and Engineering Guidelines for the Seismic Retrofitting of Historic Adobe Structures
  by Tolles E. Leroy, Edna E. Kimbro, and William S. Ginell
  Published by The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Guidelines for Improving Hazard Resistant Construction of Buildings and Land Use Zoning
  by A.S.Arya, G.S.Mandal, V.C.Thakur, Prem Krishna, N.Lakshmanan, S.K.Chaudhuri, and T.N.Gupta
  Published by Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council, New Delhi, INDIA
• Stand Up to Quakes: Get your home in shape
  by Association of Bay Area Governments
  Brochure prepared for Bay Area residents
  Published by Association of Bay Area Governments, San Francisco, CA, USA
• Seismic Retrofit Guide
  by Simpson Strong Tie
  Developed for typical US home construction
  Published by Simpson Strong Tie, Pleasanton, CA, USA

Public Policy and Strategies on Reducing Earthquake Risk
Policies and strategies of governments and non-governmental agencies across the world to reduce seismic risk due to housing and the built environment

• Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development. A Global Report
  by the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery, UNDP
  Published by BCPR, United Nations Development Programme, New York, NY, USA
• Disaster Risk Management in Asia ? A Primer
  by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
  Published by Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, US Agency for International Development New York, NY, USA
• Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development
  by the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank
  An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters
  Published by The World Bank, New York, NY, USA
• Structural adjustment, urban systems, and disaster vulnerability in developing countries
  by R.S.Chari, G.A.Arteca, P. Hartmann, R.Haubner, B.Lux, M.Hamza and R.Zetter
  Journal Article
  Published by Cities, Elsevier Science, Volume 15, Number 4, August 1998, pp. 291-299
• Building Safer Cities: The Future of Disaster Risk
  Edited by A.Kreimer, M.Arnold and A.Carlin
  A compilation of articles
  Published by Disaster Management Facility, The World Bank, New York, NY, USA