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Recent earthquakes have demonstrated that despite the continuous developments of novel materials and new strengthening techniques, the majority of the existing

Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquak

This renamed version of the former Uniform code for building conservation guidelines for retrofitting unreinforced masonry bearing wall buildings, reinforced co

Adobe, or mud brick, has been widely used as a building material in the American Southwest, including California. The vulnerability of many original adobe struc