Experimental study of the Integral Masonry System in the construction of earthquake resistant houses

This paper presents the application of the Integral Masonry System (IMS) to the construction of earthquake resistant houses and its experimental study. To verify the security of this new type of building in seismic areas of the third world two prototypes have been tested, one with adobe and the othe...

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Main Authors: B. Orta, R. Bustamante, J. M. Adell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2012-03-01
Series:Materiales de Construccion
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Online Access:http://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/787