INDEX

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Chapter Topic
no.
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v
PLAGARISM REPORT vi
ABSTRACT vii
1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1. General 1
1.2. Rapid Visualization Survey : Objective and Scope 1
1.3. Uses of Rapid Visual Survey Results 2
1.4. Aim 2
1.5. Objective 2
1.6. Need of study 2
1.7. Tools required 2
1.8. Literature review 3
1.8.1. Seismic vulnerability assessment of buildings of [Dhaka city] 3
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Steel Moment Resisting
1.8.2. Frame due to Infill Masonry Walls, Variation in Column size and 3
Horizontal buckling restrained braces
Seismic vulnerability of the health infrastructure in the Himalayan
1.8.3.
township of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India
4

Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Gravity Load Designed R/C

1.8.4.
Frames
4

Seismic vulnerability assessment to slight damage based on

1.8.5.
experimental modal parameters
4

1.8.6. Seismic Vulnerability Assessment Methods for Buildings in Japan 5

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Seismic vulnerability assessment. Methodological elements and
1.8.7.
applications to the case of Romania
5

1.8.8. Seismic vulnerability assessment using ambient vibrations 6

Vulnerability assessment and earthquake damage scenarios of the
1.8.9. building stock of Potenza (Southern Italy) using Italian and Greek 6
methodologies
Expert system for seismic vulnerability assessment of masonry
1.8.10.
structures
7

A National Policy for Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of

1.8.11. Buildings and Procedure for Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings 7
for Potential Seismic Vulnerability

DESIGN ANALYSIS, DESIGN METHODOLOGY

2. 8
AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
2.1. Design Methodology 8
2.2. RVS Implementation Sequence 9
2.2.1. Pre-field planning 9
2.2.2. Selection and review of the Data Collection Form 10
2.2.3. Soil Information 14
2.2.4. Verifying and updating the building identification information 16
2.2.5. Number of stories 16
2.2.6. Year built 17
2.2.7. Screening identification 17
2.2.8. Total floor area 17
2.2.9. Sketching the plan and elevation views 18
2.2.10. Determining soil type 19
2.2.11. Determining and documenting occupancy 19
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2.2.12. Occupancy 19
2.2.13. Identifying potential non-structural falling hazards 21
Building types considered by the RVS procedure and related basic
2.2.14.
structural scores
23

2.2.15. Grades of damageability 23

2.2.16. Identifying the lateral force resisting system 24
2.2.17. Screening building with more than one lateral force resisting system 26
Identifying seismic performance attributes and recording score
2.2.18.
modifiers
26

2.2.19. Regular and irregular configuration 27

2.2.20. Determining the final score 31
2.2.21. Photographing the building 32
2.2.22. Comments section 33
2.3. Canvas 33
2.3.1. Observation Matrix 33
2.3.2. Ideation Canvas 35
2.3.3. Product Development Canvas 37
3. IMPLEMENTATION 39
3.1. Introduction to study area 39
3.2. Methodology 39
3.2.1. Pre-field planning 39
3.2.2. Selection and review of the Data Collection Form 40
3.2.3. Acquisition and review of pre field data 40
3.2.4. Selection of Construction type and its other parameters 43
 3.2.5. Field Screening of Individual Buildings 43
3.2.6. Calculation of Final Scores 44
4. Summary & Conclusion 145
4.1 Summary 145
4.2 Conclusion 145
References 146
Appendix I - Periodic Project Report 148
Appendix II - Business Model Canvas 152
Patent Drafting Exercise 155
Published Paper 166

LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure Content
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Fig 2.1: Seismic Zoning Map of India 10
Fig 2.2: Enlarged view of soil type 15
Fig 2.3: Portion from Data Collection Form 16
Fig 2.4: Enlarged view of space for Sketches 18
Fig 2.5: Enlarged view of Occupancy 20
Fig 2.6: Enlarged view of Falling Hazard 22
Fig 2.7: Enlarged view of Basic Score Modifier 25

Fig 2.8: Torsional Irregularity 27

Fig 2.9: Re-entrant Corner 28

Fig 2.10: Diaphragm Discontinuity 28

Fig 2.11: Out-of-Plane Offsets 29

Fig 2.12: Non-Parallel System 29

Fig 2.13: Stiffness Irregularity 29

Fig 2.14: Mass Irregularity 30

Fig 2.15: Vertical Irregularity 30

Fig 2.16: In- Plane Discontinuity in vertical elements resisting lateral force
when b>a
31

Fig 2.17: Enlarged View of Result Interpretation 32

Fig 2.18: Observation Matrix 34
Fig 2.19: Ideation Canvas 35
Fig 2.20: Product Development Canvas 37
Fig 3.1: City 39

Fig 3.2: Work done in ArcGIS 41

Fig 3.3: Layout view in ArcGIS 42

Fig 3.4: Contour map of Vs30 and site 43

Fig 3.5: Building Vulnerability Map 44

LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1: Classification of Damage to Buildings (IS 1893:2002) 24
Table 2.2: Damage Potential based on RVS Score 33