La sismo resistencia en la vivienda vernácula de la Región Litoral Ecuatoriana: modelo de evaluación y mejora constructivo-arquitectónica. Caso de estudio: Vivienda vernácula de El Carmen, Manabí.

Abstract

The present work describes the study of the seismic vulnerability of vernacular architecture in El Carmen, Manabí. It will analyze some types of dwelling that are located on the site with the purpose of defining a set of improvements applicable to the vernacular architecture of this region, integrating architectural-constructive solutions to improve the vulnerability of the building and designed to avoid its collapse. The proposed solutions are oriented to low-cost housing that can be built without specialized knowledge, one of the characteristics of vernacular architecture. Likewise, design guidelines are established for new constructions starting from the same morphology of the building. The result simplifies the complicated knowledge of earthquake resistant engineering achieving a synergy between the architectural design and the structural earthquake resistant design.