Confined masonry: an illustrated guide for masons - English
Title in original language
Aprendir es Divertido
Source
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) - Headquarters
Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority
This illustrated guide provides information on the "confined masonry" technique. As opposed to the conventional RC-Frames technique, this method involves building of the walls first and then the columns, resulting in earthquake resistant structures.
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Hazards
Earthquake
Country and region
Pakistan
Publication Year
2007