000 01033 a2200169 4500
020 _a9788189218201
082 _a720.288
_bLAN
100 _aLangenbach, Randolph
_919130
245 _aDon't tear it down! : preserving the earthquake resistant vernacular architecture of Kashmir
260 _bUNESCO
_aNew Delhi
_c2009
300 _axii,139,ip.
505 _aCONTENTS FOREWORD vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VIII INTRODUCTION 1 1. KASHMIR'S EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION 5 2. AN INTRODUCTION TO STRUCTURAL CONCEPTS OF EARTHQUAKE SAFETY 21 3. WHY IT WORKS: TAQ AND DHAJJI DEWARI IN EARTHQUAKES 37 4. THE REPAIR AND STRENGTHENING OF TAQ AND DHAJJI DEWARI BUILDINGS 65 5. TAQ AND DHAJJI DEWARI VS. REINFORCED CONCRETE: TRADITIONAL IS MODERN 97 APPENDIX I: THE KATHMANDU, NEPAL COMPARISON 122 APPENDIX 2: GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 125 FOOTNOTES 131 SOURCES AND REFERENCES 133 INDEX 137
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890 _aIndia
891 _aGratis
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