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VOL. 8, ISSUE 9 (2021)
Seismic vulnerability of existing buildings in ward no- 3 of nagar palika parishad Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India
Authors
Abhilasha Kannaujia, Ravindre Pande, Kritika Bora
Abstract
Uttarakhand has witness major earthquakes in the past history. The vulnerability of the region to earthquakes is characterized by the fact that during the last century, the region had experienced 11 earthquakes of magnitude greater than 6.0 on the Richter scale. Growing urban centres in the region is a major concern as most of these constructions are inadequate to resist earthquake force. The magnitude of damage to buildings and resultant loss of life are largely attributed to structural vulnerability and non engineered construction practice. The current paper made an attempt to examine seismic vulnerability of Ramnagar Urban centre considering building age and maintenance. To fulfil the purpose on site seismic vulnerability assessment through Rapid Screening Process (RSP) modify version of FEMA, RVS (Rapid Visual Screening) methodology for primary data collection. For calculation the damage modified FEMA scoring and EMS 98 is used. The result show a close relation between building age and seismic vulnerability score. Based on the final score ward no 3 scored the highest in vulnerability of Grade 5. Out of total 55.5 percentage of the building are observed to fall in category 5 damage. The study highlight the poor maintenance and building age are the main reason enhancing vulnerability of the surveyed building.
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Pages:120-123
How to cite this article:
Abhilasha Kannaujia, Ravindre Pande, Kritika Bora "Seismic vulnerability of existing buildings in ward no- 3 of nagar palika parishad Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India ". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 8, Issue 9, 2021, Pages 120-123
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