Technical Principles of Building for Safety
Andrew Coburn, Richard Hughes, Antonios Pomonis, Robin Spence
This book describes principles and construction techniques for builders, householders and communities who are building in hazard-prone areas. The principles are clearly and simply presented- and in a form which can be adapted for use in training or public information campaigns - with an emphasis on improving hazard-resistance at minimum cost; and the book concentrates on those principles which are universally applicable. It includes sections on site safety; building safely in brick and block; building safely in earth and stone; building safely in timber; building safely in reinforced concrete- and building a safe roof.
This book is part of the Building for Safety Initiative of the Overseas Development Administration of the UK government, which aims to bring the knowledge of how to build safely to those who need that knowledge most. The project was devised and executed by Cambridge Architectural Research Limited and the Disaster Management Centre of Oxford Brookes University. This volume from Cambridge Architectural Research, is one of four which the Building for Safety team have produced for this initiative.
Published: 1995
Pages: 80
eBook: 9781780444338
Paperback: 9781853391828
This book is part of the Building for Safety Initiative of the Overseas Development Administration of the UK government, which aims to bring the knowledge of how to build safely to those who need that knowledge most. The project was devised and executed by Cambridge Architectural Research Limited and the Disaster Management Centre of Oxford Brookes University. This volume from Cambridge Architectural Research, is one of four which the Building for Safety team have produced for this initiative.
| Acknowledgements vii | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction 1 | |||
| Chapter 1 Know Your Hazards 4 | |||
| Hazard awareness, 4 | |||
| Earthquakes, 6 | |||
| Further reading on earthquakes, 7 | |||
| Wind storms, 8 | |||
| Further reading on wind storms, 11 | |||
| Floods, 12 | |||
| Further reading on floods, 15 | |||
| Land instabilities, 16 | |||
| Further reading on land instabilities, 18 | |||
| Chapter 2 Choosing a Safe Site 19 | |||
| Siting and safety, 19 | |||
| Siting a settlement, 19 | |||
| Siting a building, 21 | |||
| Safe siting in flood hazard areas, 22 | |||
| Safe siting in areas with land instabilities, 23 | |||
| Safe siting in wind-prone areas, 25 | |||
| Safe siting in earthquake areas, 26 | |||
| Further reading on safe siting, 27 | |||
| Chapter 3 Building Safely in Brick and Block 28 | |||
| Masonry and hazards, 28 | |||
| Robust building form, 29 | |||
| Firm foundations, 30 | |||
| Good-quality materials, 32 | |||
| Strong walls, 33 | |||
| Distributed openings, 35 | |||
| Horizontal reinforcement, 36 | |||
| Safe modifications, 37 | |||
| Regular maintenance, 38 | |||
| Summary, 40 | |||
| Further reading on building safely in brick and block, 40 | |||
| Chapter 4 Building Safely in Earth and Stone Weak masonry and hazards, 41 | |||
| Good practice, 43 | |||
| Robust layout, 45 | |||
| Ring beam, 46 | |||
| Summary, 47 | |||
| Further reading on building safely in earth and stone, 47 | |||
| Chapter 5 Building Safely in Timber 48 | |||
| Timber and hazards, 48 | |||
| Why timber? 50 | |||
| Good foundations, 51 | |||
| Rigid vertical structure, 51 | |||
| Braced floors and roofs, 53 | |||
| Strong connections, 54 | |||
| Regular maintenance, 54 | |||
| Protect against fire, 55 | |||
| Summary, 56 | |||
| Further reading on building safely in timber, 56 | |||
| Chapter 6 Building Safely in Reinforced Concrete 57 | |||
| Reinforced concrete and hazards, 57 | |||
| Why concrete? 58 | |||
| Robust building form, 59 | |||
| Regular frame, 60 | |||
| Attention to element design, 64 | |||
| High-quality construction, 65 | |||
| Summary, 68 | |||
| Further reading on building safely in reinforced concrete, 69 | |||
| Chapter 7 Building a Safe Roof | |||
| Roofs and hazards, 70 | |||
| Aerodynamic roof form, 71 | |||
| Roof connected to structure, 71 | |||
| Well-fixed roof covering, 72 | |||
| Regular maintenance, 73 | |||
| Summary, 74 | |||
| Further reading on building a safe roof, 74 |
Andrew Coburn
Andrew Coburn is Vice President of catastrophe research and Director of terrorism research at Risk Management Solutions. Coburn also worked extensively with Robin Spence, currently President of the European Association for Earthquake Engineering, on analysing earthquake risks and the effects of seismic activity on the built environment.
Robin Spence
Robin Spence is currently President of the European Association for Earthquake Engineering
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