Guidelines for earthquake resistant construction of non-engineered, rural and suburban houses in Afghanistan.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Kabul : United Nations Human Settlement Programme (HABITAT), 2006.Description: iv, 37 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 30 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • Pamphlet TA 654.6 .G85 2006
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Cover title.

“Community-Based Disaster Awareness and Mitigation Programme (C-DAMP) in Afghanistan”—cover page.

“Includes bibliography”—(p. 32).

Contents: Foreword—Preface—1. Introduction—2. Seismic hazard and risk of Afghanistan—3. Earthquake resistant construction—4. Assessment of earthquake vulnerability of buildings—5. Retrofitting—Bibliography—Appendixes.

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