Repair and Seismic retrofitting techniques of vernacular houses
- English
Learn how to propose effective strengthening measures for traditional buildings affected by earthquakes.
This training explores the different retrofitting measures that can be used for earthquake-affected vernacular houses and helps provide an understanding of how coordination and collaboration with a range of stakeholders (e.g., international actors, government entities, public service providers, etc) can help to deliver effective engineering solutions. This is a three day long training (1 session per day, 2.5 hours per session).
Modules:
- Engineering in an ever-changing humanitarian setting
- Appropriate construction solutions for post-earthquake housing reconstruction
- Repair and seismic retrofitting of vernacular housing
Course Structure
The programme will be run over 3 days between the 15th April- 17th of April 2024.
Sessions will run between 9:00 and 11:30 UK time each day
Who should attend?
Disaster responders with basic understanding of engineering or architectural principles.