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

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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, Brand New, 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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