Main project partners were the national vocational training centers & authorities (SECAP, SENESCYT), the municipality of Pedernales in the affected costal area and also ECOSUR, a local NGO striving to make the training on confined masonry and other earthquake resistant building methods into one of their core competencies.
Main project partners were the national vocational training centers & authorities (SECAP, SENESCYT), the municipality of Pedernales in the affected costal area and also ECOSUR, a local NGO striving to make the training on confined masonry and other earthquake resistant building methods into one of their core competencies.
The project followed a 7.8-magnitude earthquake which struck northern Ecuador on 16 April 2016. SDC’s expertise was transferred to national counterparts in the following three domains:
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Context: either traditional light construction (timber, bamboo), or Reinforced Concrete frames with masonry infill.
Confined Masonry is a viable and safer alternative considering local techniques, materials and competences.
SDC teaching and information material:
- trainer's manual
- masons's manual
- "F-structure" construction exercise
- calendar for information to non professionals
House extension: pilot timber first floor, a common typology in the coastal area.
On site dual training for masons in Confined Masonry:
- Theory: using SDC material on Confined Masonry (course, posters, manuals) translated and adapted to the Ecuador context
- Practice: real time construction of houses for beneficiaries
Finished single storey house in Pedernales.
"F-structure": 1:1 partial building, displaying the essential detailing of Confined Masonry, and allowing to understand its concept. The construction can be dismounted and rebuilt according to the training sessions.