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000009674 046__ $$k2008-10-12
000009674 100__ $$aCharleson, A.W.
000009674 24500 $$aUsed Car Tyre Straps as Seismic Reinforcement for Adobe Houses

000009674 24630 $$n14.$$pProceedings of the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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000009674 520__ $$2eng$$aThis on-going research project responds to both the extreme seismic vulnerability of adobe houses and the abundant supply of environmentally-harmful used car tyres. An introductory section briefly describes the seismic problems this low-cost and technologically appropriate approach attempts to resolve. After describing how used car tyre straps are intended to improve seismic safety, the paper summarizes laboratory test results on components such as the straps and their connections. It then discusses the behaviour of the system as a whole. It shows how the proposed horizontal and vertical strap reinforcement greatly enhances the in-plane and out-of-plane seismic load capacity of vertical dry-stacked brick wall panels, intended to approximate adobe walls. The relatively long natural periods of walls utilizing this flexible type of reinforcement provide beneficial dynamic characteristics. Finally, the economic viability of the proposed system and cultural factors affecting its possible implementation in developing countries are discussed.

000009674 540__ $$aText je chráněný podle autorského zákona č. 121/2000 Sb.
000009674 653__ $$aAdobe, housing, developing countries, damage mitigation, seismic design, tyres

000009674 7112_ $$a14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering$$cBejing (CN)$$d2008-10-12 / 2008-10-17$$gWCEE15
000009674 720__ $$aCharleson, A.W.$$iFrench, Matthew A.
000009674 8560_ $$ffischerc@itam.cas.cz
000009674 8564_ $$s359460$$uhttps://invenio.itam.cas.cz/record/9674/files/S18-002.pdf$$yOriginal version of the author's contribution as presented on CD, Paper ID: S18-002.
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