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    This document discusses Dhajji Dewari, a traditional building technique used in earthquake prone areas of Pakistan and Kashmir. Dhajji Dewari uses a timber frame structure with masonry infill panels. It performed well during the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, as structures built with this method did not collapse and prevented loss of life. The technique uses local materials like wood, stone, and mud in an economical way while providing earthquake resistance through its small timber bracing members that distribute forces across walls.

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    This document discusses Dhajji Dewari, a traditional building technique used in earthquake prone areas of Pakistan and Kashmir. Dhajji Dewari uses a timber frame structure with masonry infill panels. It performed well during the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, as structures built with this method did not collapse and prevented loss of life. The technique uses local materials like wood, stone, and mud in an economical way while providing earthquake resistance through its small timber bracing members that distribute forces across walls.

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    This document discusses Dhajji Dewari, a traditional building technique used in earthquake prone areas of Pakistan and Kashmir. Dhajji Dewari uses a timber frame structure with masonry infill panels. It performed well during the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, as structures built with this method did not collapse and prevented loss of life. The technique uses local materials like wood, stone, and mud in an economical way while providing earthquake resistance through its small timber bracing members that distribute forces across walls.

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    This document discusses Dhajji Dewari, a traditional building technique used in earthquake prone areas of Pakistan and Kashmir. Dhajji Dewari uses a timber frame structure with masonry infill panels. It performed well during the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, as structures built with this method did not collapse and prevented loss of life. The technique uses local materials like wood, stone, and mud in an economical way while providing earthquake resistance through its small timber bracing members that distribute forces across walls.

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    DHAJJI WALL: AN INTRODUCTION

    Dhajji dewari is a traditional building type found in the Himalayan belt of Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir . Due to its
    resemblance in the appearance to quilt patchwork of Persian weavers it is called as Dhajji. It is quite prevalent in the
    earthquake prone areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Compared to conventional reinforced construction,Dhajji construction
    is more popular.

    COMPONENTS OF DHAJJI WALL:

    Foundations.
    Plinth Beams (Dasa).
    Frame Structures.
    Joints.
    Roof Truss.
    Walls and Bracings.
    Windows and Doors.
    Infills and Plaster.

    Since t was noted that during the 2005 earthquake in Kashmir, buildings constructed using
    traditional methods held up
    much better than did many modern structures, in the rural owner-driven reconstruction work that
    followed, the use of
    the Dhajji Dewari technology was promoted and facilitated. Dhajji Dewari which uses complete
    timber frame with ma
    sonry forming panels within the frame, performed very well since although there were many
    cracks in the masonry inflil,
    most of these structures did not collapse, thereby preventing the loss of life. Hence,lt was rapidly
    adopted by local
    communities. Not only do these construction techniques stand up well in earthquakes (when
    properly constructed), but they also make economical use of local materials like wood,
    stone and mud, having low environmental impact, and are part of the local housing
    culture and know-how.

    BUIDING FEATURE

    DESCRIPTION

    Typology

    The dwellings are of single storey detached houses, gross

    area of 70m2 , gross internal area of 46m2.

    Structure

    RCC foundation and plinth with a superstructure of locally


    available timber columns and beams.

    Roof system

    Pitched roofs with rafters and purlins made of locally available


    slender timbers. Roof covering was done with CGI sheets.

    Wall system

    Dhajji dewari system of timber bracing with an infill of stone


    masonry that s mud plastered.

    Door/windows

    Openings are timber frames and well integrated into the dhajji
    dewan wall cross bracing system.

    Buffer space

    South facing veranda

    DESIGN FEATURES:
    THERMAL STRATEGY:
    - The south facing verandah is a buffer space and also brings in sunlight into the dwelling.

    RAIN SHELTERING:
    - This can be done through Sloping roof with overhang and RCC plinth protects timber from water.

    EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE:
    -further
    Small timber bracing members distribute earthquake forces evenly across the wall. This is
    dissipated in the friction of the bracing moving against stone infill.
    -The
    in anreinforced foundation provides a stable base, which minimizes chances of structural failure
    earthquake.
    The roofing is lightweight with timber truss and CGI sheets reducing load.

    SUBMITTED BY:
    SHABANI SEHRA
    12624

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