Improving the earthquake resistance of small buildings, houses and community infrastructure

World Bank, through their Multi-Donor Trust Fund office in Banda Aceh, Indonesia identified a need for a “Field Manual” to assist KDP engineers in improving the standard of seismic resistance in houses and community infrastructure.

This booklet presents a series of recommendations for improving the earthquake resistance of houses, small buildings and other structures.

The recommendations covering:
• The basic principles of earthquake resistant construction;
• Guidance for improvements to design and detailing practice for small engineered buildings and infrastructure;
• Guidance for design and detailing for non-engineered buildings;
• Guidance on improvement in construction quality (materials and workmanship) and construction monitoring (we emphasise the importance of quality materials, construction and thorough construction inspection).