ABSTRACT
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) initiated the Seismic Retrofitting Project (SRP) in 2009 with the objective of adapting high tech retrofitting techniques to better match the equipment, materials, and technical skills available in many countries with earthen buildings. The first three phases of the project included identification and assessment of four prototype buildings in Peru, laboratory testing, in-situ testing, and numerical analyses of the four sites. The project is now entering its final phase where construction documents have been completed for two of the four prototype sites, the Cathedral of Ica and the Church of Kuño Tambo; and, the SRP techniques are being implemented at the latter. As part of this phase, the GCI is carrying out a series of technical workshops to demonstrate SRP techniques during their implementation at the Church of Kuño Tambo. The current paper describes how the on-site workshops were planned during construction, and the preparation involved in the dissemination of didactic materials targeted to mid-career conservation architects and engineers, site managers, and contractors in Peru.
