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Team members:
Durgesh C. Rai, Vaibhav Singhal,
S Lalit Sagar, Bhushan Raj S
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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NEPAL
M7.8
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UTTAR PRADESH
Lucknow
Kathmandu
Gorakhpur
Birgunj
Motihari
Kanpur
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Sitamarhi
Muzaffarpur
Allahabad
MADHYA
PRADESH
Varanasi
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Patna
BIHAR
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Gaya
JHARKHAND
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NEPAL
M7.8
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Kathmandu (IX)
UTTAR PRADESH
Lucknow
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Gorakhpur
Kanpur
Raxaul (VI)
Bhaktapur (VIII)
Lalitpur (VIII)
Hetauda (VII)
Birgunj (VI)
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Sitamarhi (VI)
Motihari (VI)
Muzaffarpur
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Patna (V)
Allahabad
BIHAR
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Gaya
MADHYA
PRADESH
JHARKHAND
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Geological Hazards
Complete collapse of 50~60 year old URM buildings in Nikoshera (Bhaktapur, Nepal)
The old masonry buildings suffered partial to complete collapse due to the
inadequate lateral strength of the masonry walls and the poor connection
between the wall and diaphragm.
NICEE at IIT Kanpur/ 12 May 2015
Cracks were formed at the corners of the masonry wall making it vulnerable to
collapse under out-of-plane shaking
In most of the URM buildings, the structure lost integrity after formation of
cracks at the corners of the wall making it highly vulnerable to out-of-plane
collapse
NICEE at IIT Kanpur/ 12 May 2015
Some areas of North Bihar experienced a shaking intensity of VI and below. 3 poorly
built kaccha houses were completely collapsed and 142 buildings were partially
damaged.
NICEE at IIT Kanpur/ 12 May 2015
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Collapsed buildings having poor geometric configuration (Too long in one direction)
NICEE at IIT Kanpur/ 12 May 2015
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The RC buildings that were partially destructed had inadequate reinforcement and
masonry walls were projecting beyond the columns.
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Heritage Structures
Most of the temples were built in pagoda
style, having timber frames and brick
masonry walls. The walls were of random
rubble masonry core and dressed with brick
masonry.
The roofs were supported by timber struts
and the connection between the wall and the
frame was made using timber hooks.
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Dharahara Tower
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After
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Closing Remarks