Addendum is pasted to back end-paper. / Bibliography: leaves 203-215. / xiii, 215 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / This thesis reports on the behaviour and design of unreinforced masonry buildings when subjected to forces induced into the structure from earthquake ground motion. The study involves the monitoring of ambient vibrations in a number of unreinforced masonry buildings in Adelaide to identify their dynamic properties. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1996