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

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Manimandapa<br />

Axonometric and elevation views<br />

showing the grillage beam concept<br />

with the plinth ghosted in for reference.<br />

Grillage foundations involve<br />

a grid of steel beams buried deep<br />

underneath the plinth and rely on<br />

the weight of foundations and soils<br />

above, including the brick masonry<br />

of the plinth, <strong>to</strong> counteract the<br />

overturning forces of the upper<br />

structure moving in an earthquake.<br />

Sketch by Evan Speer<br />

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