Rediscovering the Potential for Resilience in Traditional Masonry Buildings from dhoka Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 26 min 51 sec ✓ Published: 11-Aug-2019
Description: Features of masonry buildings which have demonstrated earthquake resilience in past that have been forgotten over time, will be described.nnThis will include a look at how the 18th century original wings of the Hanuman Dhoka Palace in Kathmandu which survived the 2015 earthquakes with little damage, while the 19th and 20th century wings were partially collapsed.nnRecent earthquakes have shown how certain kinds of retrofits have best coupled with the inherent strengths of masonry, and thus have b
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