- Author
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Reps, W. F.
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Simiu, E.
- Title
- Design, Siting, and Construction of Low-Cost Housing and Community Buildings to Better Withstand Earthquakes and Windstorms. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS BSS 048,
January 1974,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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buildings
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environmental engineering
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storms
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earthquakes
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developing countries
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earthquake resistant structures
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avalanches
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site surveys
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structural engineering
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disasters
- Identifiers
- low cost housing; windstorms; Turkey; Peru; Philippine Islands
- Abstract
- The report provides technical information regarding characteristics of materials and building systems, and discusses the structural performance of buildings subjected to the action of earthquakes and wind forces with specific reference to structures typical of developing countries. Potential ways are described in which structures can be made more resistant to such action. Siting considerations are discussed from a geological, seismic and climatological viewpoint, and recommendations relating to siting problems are made. Techniques of housing construction, both traditional and industrialized, are described and improvements resulting in better earthquake or windstorm resistance are suggested. Building codes, their improvement and their enforcement are also discussed.