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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| description | 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 map of India. Like in other hilly areas Narendranagar block also witnessed the traditional practice of house construction being replaced by modern construction materials and practices without the knowledge of earthquake resistant techniques rendering the present buildings more vulnerable to earthquakes. The objective of this paper is to assess the vulnerability of the buildings so that corrective measures can be taken to minimize the destruction during future earthquakes. Types of buildings observed in the entire block with different combinations of materials and their earthquake behaviours are explained. The existing structures are grouped into vulnerability categories Vl , V2 and V3 as per the descriptions provided in the MSK (Medvedev - Sponheaer - Karnik) Intensity Scale. Damage estimation for a hypothetical earthquake is carried out for the Narcndranagar block. Conclusions and recommendations suggesting use of such studies in all earth quake prone areas of the Trans Himalayan region arc provided. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b7a633262ce0438a8e3ec20d3164e63e2022-12-21T18:46:57ZengUniversity of MalayaJournal of Design and the Built Environment1823-42082232-15002007-12-0131114Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of House Constructions in HimalayasIla Gupta, 0R. Shankar 1Amita Sinvhal2Department of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee, Uttaranchal State 247 667 IndiaDepartment of Architecture and Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee, Uttaranchal State 247 667 IndiaDepartment of Earthquake Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee, Uttaranchal State 247 667 IndiaThe 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 map of India. Like in other hilly areas Narendranagar block also witnessed the traditional practice of house construction being replaced by modern construction materials and practices without the knowledge of earthquake resistant techniques rendering the present buildings more vulnerable to earthquakes. The objective of this paper is to assess the vulnerability of the buildings so that corrective measures can be taken to minimize the destruction during future earthquakes. Types of buildings observed in the entire block with different combinations of materials and their earthquake behaviours are explained. The existing structures are grouped into vulnerability categories Vl , V2 and V3 as per the descriptions provided in the MSK (Medvedev - Sponheaer - Karnik) Intensity Scale. Damage estimation for a hypothetical earthquake is carried out for the Narcndranagar block. Conclusions and recommendations suggesting use of such studies in all earth quake prone areas of the Trans Himalayan region arc provided.http://e-journal.um.edu.my/filebank/published_article/3244/Vol%203-1.pdfEarthquakeVulnerabilityResistanceRiskConstruction typology |
| spellingShingle | Ila Gupta, R. Shankar Amita Sinvhal Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of House Constructions in Himalayas Journal of Design and the Built Environment Earthquake Vulnerability Resistance Risk Construction typology |
| title | Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of House Constructions in Himalayas |
| title_full | Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of House Constructions in Himalayas |
| title_fullStr | Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of House Constructions in Himalayas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of House Constructions in Himalayas |
| title_short | Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of House Constructions in Himalayas |
| title_sort | earthquake vulnerability assessment of house constructions in himalayas |
| topic | Earthquake Vulnerability Resistance Risk Construction typology |
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