Dissemination of EWB UK Seismic Retrofitting Techniques to

Rural Communities
Josh Macabuag

Vulnerability of Masonry Buildings

Total: 1.4 Million Fatalities
Other Causes Landslide Fire Following Earthquake Collapse of RC Buildings Collapse of Masonry Buildings Collapse of Timber Buildings

Breakdown of global earthquakes fatalities (1900-1990)

Kashmir, Pakistan, 2005: Damage: XII MMI Casualties 73,000+

Internal Reinforcement
Tying key elements

Vertical reinforcement

External Retrofits

PP-Band Technology
Polypropylene (PP) strapping cheap and readily available Prevents brittle collapse and loss of debris

Images provided by Meguro Lab, Tokyo University

Nepal
Rural Kathmandu > 95% masonry

No engineering input

Nepal - Dissemination

Peru
Major earthquakes in 2001 & 2007.
Rural areas, again, have no engineering input.

External Steel Mesh Reinforcement

Arequipa Reconstruction Programme - 2001

360 new houses Several public buildings

8 years on

Many lessons lost because not used often.

Next Steps?

Thank you for listening.

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