Seismic Retrofitting Project
A project of the Earthen Architecture Initiative
The Seismic Retrofitting Project (SRP) seeks to combine traditional construction techniques and materials with high-tech methodologies to design and test easy-to-implement seismic retrofitting techniques and maintenance programs to improve the structural performance and safety of earthen buildings while minimizing loss of historic fabric. Read More
Feasibility & Construction
Assessment
Surveying and understanding earthen building prototypes
Testing & Modelling
Testing and modelling structural behavior of earthen buildings
Implementation
Designing and applying updated retrofitting techniques
Dissemination
Promulgating GCI-developed retrofitting techniques
Case Study: Kuñotambo
Proposed interventions to preserve and strengthen against earthquakes
Case Study: Ica Cathedral
Proposed interventions to increase connection between architectural elements
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The Seismic Retrofitting Project is supported through the generosity of the
Getty Conservation Institute Council.
Getty Conservation Institute Council.
Page updated: September 2017