Improving the Seismic Performance of Stone Masonry Buildings
A TUTORIAL: Improving the Seismic Performance of Stone Masonry Buildings Jitendra Bothara • Svetlana Brzev First Edition, July 2011 A TUTORIAL: Improving the Seismic Performance of Stone Masonry Buildings Jitendra Bothara Svetlana Brzev First Edition, July 2011 Publication Number WHE-2011-01 © 2011 Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Oakland, California 94612-1934. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 499 14th St., Suite 320, Oakland, CA 94612-1934. This tutorial is published by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, a nonprofit corporation. The objective of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute is to reduce earthquake risk by advancing the science and practice of earthquake engineering by improving understanding of the impact of earthquakes on the physical, social, economic, political, and cultural environment, and by advocating comprehensive and realistic measures for reducing the harmful effects of earthquakes. Production of this tutorial has been supported in part by generous contributions from the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering and the Earthquake Engineering Center of the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan. This tutorial was written and reviewed by volunteers, all of whom participate in EERI and IAEE’s World Housing Encyclopedia project. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed herein are the authors’
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