Seismic vulnerability of the Himalayan half-dressed rubble stone masonry structures, experimental and analytical studies

Half-Dressed rubble stone (DS) masonry structures as found in the Himalayan region are investigated using experimental and analytical studies. The experimental study included a shake table test on a one-third scaled structural model, a representative of DS masonry structure employed for public criti...

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Main Authors: N. Ahmad, Q. Ali, M. Ashraf, B. Alam, A. Naeem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-11-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/12/3441/2012/nhess-12-3441-2012.pdf