Pancaking of a building

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Pancaking of a building. Damage to a shear wall. Close-up view of a collapsed second-story column. Pounding damage. Building collapse in Mexico. Pink sandstone up to 600 mm in size was used for 2-story houses. Mud mortar is sometimes as thick as 8 cm. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Pancaking of a building

Damage to a shear wall

Close-up view of a collapsed second-story column

Pounding damage

Building collapse in Mexico

Pink sandstone up to 600 mmin size was used for 2-story houses

Mud mortar is sometimes as thick as 8 cm

Walls built with large stones and no through-stones

Older construction used a large amount of wood in the post and lintel system, thereby providing some

Collapsed residential quarters atAnjar substation