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This document discusses the seismic resistance capabilities of Dhajji-Dewari construction, an indigenous building technique used in Kashmir, India. Dhajji-Dewari uses a timber frame structure with masonry infill walls. It withstood the 2005 Kashmir earthquake better than other construction types. The joints in Dhajji-Dewari structures are critical, and strengthening them improves horizontal load capacity. Inspections showed the masonry walls move along joints with the flexible timber frame during quakes, di

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angelomarinilli
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