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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Built Environment |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2018.00018/full |