by Marcial Blondet, Gladys Villa Garcia M, and Svetlana Brzev. This is the 25-page printed version of a tutorial that is available online at the WHE web site, both as html and as a .pdf. It summarizes the performance of adobe construction in earthquakes, and discusses techniques to improve the performance of new construction, including key factors in adobe block composition, the importance of a robust layout, and the use of horizontal and vertical reinforcement, buttresses and pilasters and ring beams. The seismic strengthening of existing adobe buildings is also discussed. 2006. ISBN 1-932884-20-3.