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From WHE: Adobe Use in Seismic Areas “Earthquake-Resistant Construction of Adobe Buildings: A Tutorial” This tutorial was revised in 2011 [in English] (Marcial Blondet, Gladys Villa Garcia M., Svetlana Brzev) Download Tutorial: ENGLISH [1.5MB, 2011] | SPANISH [0.7MB, 2003] -Earthquake performance of structures -Improving performance in new constructions -Seismic retrofitting -Seismic protection of historic buildings Endorsed by WHE: …
TUTORIALS | HOUSING REPORTS Adobe mud blocks are one of the oldest and most widely used building materials. Use of these sun-dried blocks dates back to 8000 B.C.. The use of adobe is very common in some of the world’s most hazard-prone regions, such as Latin America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent and other parts of Asia, …
The World Housing Encyclopedia (WHE) Tutorials introduce basic concepts associated with the performance of different buildings types during earthquakes. Each Tutorial addresses a single construction type, and is a collection of field and research experiences from across the world on planning, design and construction of each construction method. These tutorials, in addition to outlining key …
The World Housing Encyclopedia (WHE ) is an Encyclopedia of Housing Construction in Seismically Active Areas of the World, hosted by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE). Our Goals To share knowledge on housing construction practices To encourage use of earthquake-resistant technologies To develop guidelines and technical resources for improving seismically vulnerable construction To offer services and technical support …