Earthquake and physical vulnerability assessment of existing buildngs in urban areas

Akhter, Miskat Ara and Zahari, Rustam Khairi (2020) Earthquake and physical vulnerability assessment of existing buildngs in urban areas. Advances In Natural And Applied Sciences, 14 (3). pp. 36-45. ISSN 1995-0772 E-ISSN 1998-1090

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Abstract

Earthquakes is difficult to deal with because of it’s multiple impacts on human lives. It has a major ability to degrade an urban physical structure with geological components. The objective of this thesis is to assess the seismic vulnerability including building's physical conditions so that earthquake-prone buildings can be identified and plans to increase awareness among the users can be easily organized. In order to fulfil the objective, seismic vulnerability of Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) structures has been evaluated in the study area using the Turkish method as proposed by the Turkey government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 240 different reinforced concrete residential buildings were assessed using a checklist. The physical fragility was estimated by an on-site assessment to calculate the Earthquake Risk Score (E.R.S) value of each building. The survey findings were examined by SPSS software with factor analysis. The results revealed that only ten out of 240 structures were considered as high risk, whereas 84 structures were of moderate risk. It is proposed that more methodical evaluations were suggested for such structures before confirming the building as earthquake risk.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	732/95953
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Earthquake, Dhaka, Vulnerability, Assessment, Turkish method
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT241 Urban ecology. Sustainable urban development H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT51 Human settlements. Communities
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design > Department of Urban & Regional Planning Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design
Depositing User:	Rustam Khairi Zahari
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2022 12:14
Last Modified:	03 Jan 2022 12:14
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/95953

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