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The design procedure included in the Peru new Masonry Design Code called œNorma E. 070? for confined masonry buildings is presented. This procedure is based on experimental tests performed in Peru...
The consequences of living in hazard-prone areas were brought home by graphic television coverage of the hurricanes that devastated the Gulf coast of the USA in 2005. Hurricane Katrina, in...
Based on experiences after the Alto Mayo earthquake of 1990. Issues addressed include rebuilding from safe, indigenous materials and participation of the community.
Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada on September 7, 2004. The international and local communities responded with a massive reconstruction and recovery effort. Although the job is far from finished, the...
El presente documento ha sido elaborado con la finalidad de proporcionar los criteriosnormativos para el diseño de los locales escolares y espacios educativos de los nivelesde Educación Inicial,...
Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material. Presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer. Includes discussion of designing...
This is a technical evaluation of emergency shelter solutions found in Haiti four months after the earthquake of January 12th.
It focuses on items that provide the structure and the covering...
This report emerges from Ian Davis's visit to Haiti in November 2011, to examine progresswith reconstruction approximately twenty-two months after the earthquake. His visit onlylasted three...
4 general statements about natural disasters and human rights, brief overview comparing the response to the two disasters, ethical issues raised by the comparison between these two responses.
The design procedure included in the Peru new Masonry Design Code called “Norma E.070”
(SENCICO 2006) for confined masonry buildings is presented. This procedure is based on
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