TY - GEN
T1 - A training program to build safe and healthy adobe houses after the Pisco 2007 earthquake in Peru
AU - Blondet, M.
AU - Vargas, J.
AU - Rubiños, A.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - On August 15 th, 2007, a 7.9 M w earthquake occurred near Pisco, about 150 km south of Lima, the capital of Peru. Around 80 thousand houses were destroyed, 600 person died, and more than 300 thousand persons were affected. Most damaged and destroyed houses were made of adobe. Adobe houses are particularly vulnerable because they are unreinforced, the material is heavy, weak and brittle, and construction is performed informally without any technical assistance. This paper describes a joint project developed by the Catholic University of Peru with Care-Peru and other cooperation agencies to develop the capacities of some of the communities affected by the earthquake on the construction of healthy and earthquake-resistant adobe houses. The improved adobe houses include geomesh reinforcement, an external dry hole latrine, and an improved kitchen made with local materials. It is hoped that the training program contributed to improve the quality of life of many families in the areas affected by the earthquake. It is also expected that the encouraging results obtained will help disseminate the improved technologies for the construction of safe and healthy adobe houses in other seismic regions of the world.
AB - On August 15 th, 2007, a 7.9 M w earthquake occurred near Pisco, about 150 km south of Lima, the capital of Peru. Around 80 thousand houses were destroyed, 600 person died, and more than 300 thousand persons were affected. Most damaged and destroyed houses were made of adobe. Adobe houses are particularly vulnerable because they are unreinforced, the material is heavy, weak and brittle, and construction is performed informally without any technical assistance. This paper describes a joint project developed by the Catholic University of Peru with Care-Peru and other cooperation agencies to develop the capacities of some of the communities affected by the earthquake on the construction of healthy and earthquake-resistant adobe houses. The improved adobe houses include geomesh reinforcement, an external dry hole latrine, and an improved kitchen made with local materials. It is hoped that the training program contributed to improve the quality of life of many families in the areas affected by the earthquake. It is also expected that the encouraging results obtained will help disseminate the improved technologies for the construction of safe and healthy adobe houses in other seismic regions of the world.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84867173431
SN - 9781617388446
T3 - 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2010, Including Papers from the 4th International Tsunami Symposium
SP - 2563
EP - 2571
BT - 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2010, Including Papers from the 4th International Tsunami Symposium
T2 - 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2010, Including Papers from the 4th International Tsunami Symposium
Y2 - 25 July 2010 through 29 July 2010
ER -