Adobe, or mud brick, has been widely used as a building material in the American Southwest, including California. The vulnerability of many original adobe struc

This book describes tests performed on model adobe buildings to evaluate seismic damage mitigation techniques applicable to the retrofitting of historic and cul

This book gathers the peer-reviewed papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC), held in Kyo

This book provides the reader with a review of the most relevant research on the structural characterization and seismic retrofitting of adobe construction. It

Local communities have adapted for centuries to challenging surroundings, resulting from unforeseen natural hazards. Vernacular architecture often reveals very