New
earthquake resistant houses have been designed
Researchers
at the UPM have successfully tested a new system to build earthquake resistant
houses of high interest to third world countries with earthquakes.
As a result
of a research carried out by researchers at the ETSAM of the UPM, they have
developed and tested a new construction system, Integral Masonry System (IMS).
The results of these tests proved that once a house is built with this stable
permanent system without significant cracks and once its cracks are repaired,
the building is able to continue resisting severe earthquakes.
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