Adobe Low-Rise with Low Seismic Design

Taxonomy string
A / LR (1) / LD
Construction Type
LBM: Load Bearing Masonry
GPSS Building Category
A: Earthen Blocks or compressed stabilized soil blocks in mud mortar
Country
Kyrgyz Republic
Nepal
Peru
GPSS Building Type
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Taxonomy Parameters
Single storied

1. Height range

LR (1)

<p>Single story</p>

Low design

2. Seismic design level

LD

<p>- Fair construction quality and workmanship<br>- Few seismic enhancement measures<br>- Building designed for low lateral loads</p>

A: Earthen Blocks or compressed stabilized soil blocks in mud mortar

3. Main structural system

A

<p>- Buildings constructed of sun dried adobe bricks in mud mortar<br>- Walls are generally thick at about 500 mm in average</p>

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A/LR(1)/LD/FD/NI/LP/LO/RF/NP/OS/GC/VN
Adobe Low-Rise with Low Seismic Design