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The buildings in Morocco that were destroyed in Friday night’s quake were mostly unreinforced masonry adobe or brick buildings that are very prone to collapsing when shaken.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Structures in these parts, including mudbrick houses and unreinforced masonry buildings, had no chance of withstanding the quake.

From National Geographic • Sep. 11, 2023

Because the unreinforced masonry building is in desperate need of seismic upgrades and its insides are largely gutted, a restoration will be expensive.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2023

The Pantheon, dating to the 2nd century AD, is a circular concrete building faced with brick, boasting the world's largest and oldest unreinforced concrete dome.

From Reuters • Jan. 9, 2023

Do not lump together all the concrete in recording the weight of reinforcement used, but separate the reinforced arch from the unreinforced portions.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers