Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adobe Structures: Final Report of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project (GCI Scientific Program Reports) (Getty Publications –) - Softcover

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9780892365876: Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adobe Structures: Final Report of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project (GCI Scientific Program Reports) (Getty Publications –)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0892365870 ISBN 13: 9780892365876
Publisher: Getty Publications, 2006

Synopsis

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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About the Author

E. Leroy Tolles is a structural engineer with ELT & Associates and was principal investigator for GSAP. Edna E. Kimbro is an architectural conservator and historian specializing in the preservation of Hispanic-era buildings and material culture. Frederick A. Webster is a civil engineer who specializes in design, repair, and retrofitting of historic buildings. William S. Ginell is a senior conservation research scientist at the Getty Conservation Institute and was project director of GSAP. Tolles, Webster, and Kimbro are coauthors, with Anthony Crosby, of Survey of Damage to Historic Adobe Buildings after the January 1994 Northridge Earthquake.

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Publisher
Getty Publications
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0892365870
ISBN 13 
9780892365876
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176