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  1. Planning and engineering guidelines for the seismic retrofitting of historic adobe structures
    Published: 2003
    Publisher:  Getty Conservation Inst., Los Angeles

    Adobe, or mud brick, has been widely used as a building material in the American Southwest, including California. The vulnerability of many original adobe structures to damage or destruction from earthquakes has been of great concern. The guidelines... more

    Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg
    Unlimited inter-library loan, copies and loan
    Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, Bibliothek
    Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Bibliothek
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    Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte, Bibliothek
    Bibliotheca Hertziana - Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte

     

    Adobe, or mud brick, has been widely used as a building material in the American Southwest, including California. The vulnerability of many original adobe structures to damage or destruction from earthquakes has been of great concern. The guidelines presented here address the practical aspects of this problem and represent the culmination of 12 years of research and testing on the seismic retrofitting of adobe buildings. These guidelines can assist in the planning of seismic retrofitting projects consistent with both conservation principles and established public policy

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    ISBN: 0892365889
    RVK Categories: LH 60360
    Subjects: Building, Adobe; Buildings / Earthquake effects; Earthquake engineering; Historic buildings / Protection / Southwestern States; Erdbebenschaden; Lehm; Ziegel; Erdbebenbelastung; Lehmbau
    Scope: xiv, 144 p., Ill., graph. Darst., 28 cm
    Notes:

    Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-132) and index

    Ch. 1. Conservation Issues and Principles -- The Significance of Abode Architecture in California -- Principles of Architectural Conservation -- Seismic Retrofitting Issues -- Life-Safety Issues -- Conservation Issues -- Retrofitting Objectives and Priorities -- Ch. 2. Acquisition of Essential Information -- The Historic Structure Report -- Values Identification -- Historic Structure Report Formats -- Minimum Information Requirements -- Summary -- Ch. 3. Practical Application: Retrofit Planning and Funding -- Preliminary Condition / Structural Assessments -- Choosing the Appropriate Preservation Treatment -- Special Circumstances -- Retrofit Opportunities -- The Seismic Retrofit Planning Team -- Securing Funding -- Ch. 4. Overview of Engineering Design -- Principles of Seismic Design -- The Unique Character of Adobe Buildings -- Stability versus Strength -- Performance-Based Design -- Current Building Codes and Design Standards