Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of House Constructions in Himalayas

The entire Himalayan range is highly prone to earthquake s and the latest Kashmir earthquake (October 08, 2005) has once again drawn our attention to the highly vulnerable Himalayan settlements. Narcndranagar block of the Himalayan state of Uttaranchal lies in seismic zone IV of the seismic zoning m...

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Main Authors: Ila Gupta, R. Shankar, Amita Sinvhal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Malaya 2007-12-01
Series:Journal of Design and the Built Environment
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Online Access:http://e-journal.um.edu.my/filebank/published_article/3244/Vol%203-1.pdf