Earthquake consideration in design of load bearing structures in india
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Earthquake Resistant Buildings, Source: indianexpress
In my humble opinion, this is the right time for such an article. Tremor / quake resistant building technologies are not anything new to the world (it is age old) - nor to India too. With the advancement of technology it is becoming more efficient - but there is no denial that quite an advanced level of technology does exist since the last several decades.
But why this is not adopted widely in India in tremor or quake prone regions / zones is a matter of serious thoughts. This is in spite of the Indian Government designating tremor or quake prone regions at varying scales like Zone-1, 2, etc. and has also made it mandatory that buildings shall be designed to resist tremor or quake for that particular zone. Though this may be implemented in Governments' own projects & by a few top notched promoters / builders (who are able to sell very expensive buildings) and also by some few individuals who have a deep pocket to meet out the expenses and who build without any budget limit, the common man still suffers.
In my humble opinion, this is the right time for such an article. Tremor / quake resistant building technologies are not anything new to the world (it is age old) - nor to India too. With the advancement of technology it is becoming more efficient - but there is no denial that quite an advanced level of technology does exist since the last several decades.
But why this is not adopted widely in India in tremor or quake prone regions / zones is a matter of serious thoughts. This is in spite of the Indian Government designating tremor or quake prone regions at varying scales like Zone-1, 2, etc. and has also made it mandatory that buildings shall be designed to resist tremor or quake for that particular zone. Though this may be implemented in Governments' own projects & by a few top notched promoters / builders (who are able to sell very expensive buildings) and also by some few individuals who have a deep pocket to meet out the expenses and who build without any budget limit, the common man still suffers.
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