How Can Vernacular Construction Techniques Sustain Earthquakes: The Case of the Bhatar Buildings

How Can Vernacular Construction Techniques Sustain Earthquakes: The Case of the Bhatar Buildings

After the 2005 M7.6 Kashmir earthquake (Pakistan), field observations reported that several buildings manufactured with local traditional techniques resisted well to that strong seismic event. In this paper, the attention is focused on a typical vernacular construction technique commonly named as “B...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Carabbio, Luca Pieraccini, Stefano Silvestri, Martijn Schildkamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Built Environment
Subjects:
Bhatar
vernacular construction technique
rock-fill material
horizontal wooden bands
static analysis
seismic analysis
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2018.00018/full

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http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2018.00018/full

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