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Item Width: 0.9 in Language: English Item Length: 1.1 in Author: Edna Kimbro, E. Tolles, Frederick A. Webster, William S. Ginell Item Weight: 19.7 Oz Topic: Archaeology, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Methods & Materials, Civil / Earthquake Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Number of Pages: 176 Pages Book Title: Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adobe Structures : Final Report of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project Item Height: 0.1 in Publication Year: 2000 gtin13: 9780892365876 Genre: Travel, Architecture, Technology & Engineering, Social Science ISBN: 9780892365876 Illustrator: Yes Format: Trade Paperback / Trade Paperback Book Series: Gci Scientific Program Report

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Seismic Stabilization of Historic Adobe Structures : Final Report of the Getty Seismic Adobe Project, Paperback by Tolles, E. Leroy (EDT); Kimbro, Edna E.; Webster, Frederick A.; Ginell, William S., ISBN 0892365870, ISBN-13 9780892365876, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Describes tests performed on model adobe buildings to evaluate seismic damage mitigation techniques applicable to the retrofitting of historic and culturally significant adobe structures. Outlines a three-year program to develop and test minimally invasive, inexpensive, and easily implemented methods of protecting such structures from severe earthquake damage. Extensive b&w photo documentation is included. Tolles is a structural engineer in the private sector. Th does not have a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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