Seismic stabilization of historic adobe structures : final report of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project

Author(s)

• Tolles, E. Leroy
• Getty Conservation Institute

Bibliographic Information

Seismic stabilization of historic adobe structures : final report of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project

E. Leroy Tolles ... [et al.]

（GCI scientific program reports）

Getty Conservation Institute, c2000

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-152, p. [155]-156)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A description of the design, experimental procedures and results of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project, which set out to identify and evaluate methods for the seismic protection of historical and culturally significant Adobe structures. The book identifies typical failure modes of adobe structures and outlines retrofitting techniques applicable to minimize these failures. Photographic documentation illustrates the effects of retrofitting on the models tested.

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Details

• NCID: BA72732245
• ISBN:
  • 0892365870
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Los Angeles, Calif.
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 158 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : TH4818.A3
  • DC21 : 693/.22
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Building, Adobe
  • LCSH : Buildings -- Earthquake effects
  • LCSH : Earthquake engineering
  • LCSH : Historic buildings -- Protection -- Southwestern States
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA41401425