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This book describes tests performed on model adobe buildings to evaluate seismic damage mitigation techniques applicable to the retrofitting of historic and cul

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

During this three-day colloquium, presented by the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), a group of professionals with expertise in earthen conservation, material

On October 14-19, 1990, the 6th International Conference on the Conservation of Earthen Architecture was held in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Sponsored by the GCI, t

This book provides the reader with a review of the most relevant research on the structural characterization and seismic retrofitting of adobe construction. It