Investigation and Analysis of Old Houses' Aseismic Capability in Rural Areas of Jiangxi Province

Villages and towns are the most earthquake-prone areas in China, due to the backward economic conditions and the lack of aseismic awareness of residents in rural areas, earthquake damage in these areas tend to be severe. In order to understand the aseismic capability of old houses better in rural areas of Jiangxi province, investigation was carried out in numerous counties of Jiangxi. The structural types, construction time and aseismic construction defects of the old houses were mainly investigated; besides, in view of the old houses' aseismic construction deficiencies, combined with the existing research, the methods and countermeasures for enhancing the aseismic capability of old houses are given.