Earthquake resilience of Pol houses in Ahmedabad
4.2.3 Haveli typology – Dwarkadheesh Mandir
Figure 34 Location of haveli with in the settlement, Source - (Modan, 2006)
The Dwarkadheesh mandir also known as haveli mandir are larger in plan than typical pol houses, but the typology of construction is same. The case is a masonry and timber composite structure located within the settlement. Plan – The haveli can be termed here as a larger version of pol houses. As seen in the plan the courtyard is centrally located that divides the structure into parts, similar to the first two cases the rear portion of the structure is higher than the front portion. The main orthogonal masonry walls are supported by cross masonry walls, which are load bearing walls constructed from flat bricks and mud-lime mortar. The structure is not a perfect rectangule in plan, the front is slanted responding to the site conditions, the presence of room in west also breaks the rectangular nature of plan. Section – The first floor of the structure protrudes outwards and is supported by the front wooden columns on ground floor and brackets. The rear portion is much higher than the front section, when compared to the first two cases. Timber reinforcement members (timber lacing) has been used in masonry walls. The masonry wall thickness is constant in all the floors, but the number of openings increase as the floor increases there by some
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