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The Institute has been active in the compilation of subregional 
seismic classification maps, the effects of microgeology on the earthquake 
resistance of buildings, and seismic work related to hydrotechnical j 
construction areas. 
Description: 
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Name: Institute of Construction and Architecture 
(Institut stroitel'’stva i arkhitektury) 
Address: Minsk, Podlesnaya, 13 
Director: S. S. Atayev (1961) 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: Academy of Sciences, Belorussian S.S.R. (1961) 
Selected Staff Members: A. U. Franchuk 
Description: 
The Institute has been concerned with radiation and construction 
engineering, particularly the influence of solar radiation on the external 
surfaces of buildings. Other work has involved studies of crystallization 
nuclei in supercooled liquids, and the associated effect of ultrasonic waves 
on the kinetics of crystallization. 
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Name: Institute of Construction and Architecture 
(Institut stroitel'stva i arkhitektury) 
Address: Riga 
Director: A. K. Malmeyster, Academician (Latvian S.S.R.) (1961) 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: Academy of Sciences, Latvian S.S.R. (1961) 
Selected Staff Members: -- 
