Seismic safety assessment of unreinforced masonry low-rise buildings in Pakistan and its neighbourhood
Pakistan and neighbourhood experience numerous earthquakes, most of which result in damaged or collapsed buildings and loss of life that also affect the economy adversely. On 29 October, 2008, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred in Ziarat, Quetta Region, Pakistan which was followed by more than...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2009-06-01
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Series: | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/9/1021/2009/nhess-9-1021-2009.pdf |