Masonry
The popular quote “Earthquakes don’t kill people, buildings do,” could be expanded out from buildings to the built environment. There are a wide range of construction methods that all react very differently to earthquakes.
If constructed correctly masonry can perform well, however unreinforced masonry (URM) is of serious life safety concern as there is potential for total collapse.
- Unreinforced Masonry (URM) Building Policy Committee
- Unreinforced Masonry Buildings and Earthquakes: Developing Successful Risk Reduction Programs
- The Repair of Earthquake Damaged Concrete and Masonry Wall Buildings (FEMA 308)
- Earthquake-Resistant Construction of Adobe Buildings: a Tutorial
- Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adobe Structures
- Strengthening Stone Masonry Buildings
- Vertical Reinforcement of Masonry Buildings
- The Importance of Horizontal Bands in Masonry Buildings
- Structural Configuration for Masonry Buildings
- Behavior of Brick Masonry in Earthquakes
- Evaluation of Earthquake Damaged Concrete and Masonry Wall Buildings: Technical Resources (FEMA 307)
- Evaluation of Earthquake Damaged Concrete and Masonry Wall Buildings: Basic Procedures Manual (FEMA 306)