PSI - Issue 29

Mauro Sassu et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 29 (2020) 8–15 Mauro Sassu / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2019) 000 – 000

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Fig. 1. Maps of Khor Rori and Al Balid.

The ma in structural vulnerabilities of Sumhuramcity wa lls, observedby the author in 2004, were the following: - The wa lls were origina lly constructed with high percentage of clay as mortar joints, exposed by reductionof its cohesionduringMonsoon season, in case of absence of plaster anddeck.