String, bamboo and wire - that's all it takes, apparently, to make mud-brick houses relatively safe during an earthquake. NEW DELHI: String, bamboo and wire that's all it takes, apparently, to make ...
VietNamNet Bridge – A farmer in the northern mountain province of Cao Bang built a suspension bridge for his family, using timber, bamboo sticks and bamboo strings as materials. VietNamNet Bridge – A ...
WHEN an earthquake strikes, it is not just modern concrete or brick buildings that are damaged or destroyed. Traditional adobe houses, which shelter around a third of the world’s population, are just ...