Title:
2015 Nepal Earthquake
Author(s):
Prateek Shah, Santiago Pujol, Michael Kreger, and Ayhan Irfanoglu
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
39
Issue:
3
Appears on pages(s):
42-49
Keywords:
structural, column, wall, index
DOI:
Date:
3/1/2017
Abstract:
Following the 2015 Nepal earthquakes, ACI Committee 133, Disaster Reconnaissance, deployed researchers from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Assisted by 12 volunteer civil engineers from Nepal, the team surveyed low-rise and high-rise reinforced concrete buildings in Kathmandu. The survey methodology and key observations are summarized.