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KVPT’s Patan Darbar Earthquake Response Campaign - Work to Date - September 2016

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Seismic Strengthening/<br />

Structural improvements<br />

Top left<br />

View looking west through Mulcok<br />

south wing (1935 east wall of Sundari<br />

Cok is at left). This pho<strong>to</strong>graph,<br />

taken during the reconstruction of<br />

the south wing of Mulcok, shows<br />

masonry core and load-bearing<br />

system of timber columns and joists<br />

supporting the temple.<br />

KVPT, June 2010<br />

Top Right<br />

South Taleju upper roofs, seen from<br />

below, before the 2011 earthquake.<br />

Rohit Ranjitkar, Feb 1 2010<br />

Bot<strong>to</strong>m left<br />

As an emergency stabilization<br />

measure, steel I-Sections and new<br />

timber tie-beams were added <strong>to</strong><br />

existing ceiling joists <strong>to</strong> strengthen<br />

and increase the rigidity of this<br />

crucial support structure.<br />

KVPT, December 2013<br />

Bot<strong>to</strong>m right<br />

Completed installation of steel<br />

angle bracing inside South Taleju<br />

Temple at Level 3. This new cross<br />

bracing is used <strong>to</strong> create a reinforcing<br />

box, or “core,” as a seismic<br />

stabilization measure.<br />

November 27, 2014<br />

Opposite page<br />

South Taleju after res<strong>to</strong>ration, looking<br />

east.<br />

KVPT, August 10, <strong>2016</strong><br />

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