Disaster Resistant Buildings - Civil Engineering X

Types of Earthquakes

Depending upon the possible causes, the earthquakes may be classified as: 1. Natural earthquake 2. Earthquakes due to induced activities. […]

1. Focus: The point on the fault where slip starts is the focus. It is also known as hypocentre [Ref.

Seismograph is an instrument for measuring oscillation of earth during earthquakes. It has three major components the sensor, the recorder

Magnitude is a quantitative measure of the actual size of the earthquake. Professor Charles Richter proposed the scale of magnitude

The following codes help engineers to design buildings: 1. IS 4562000. It is code of practice for the design of

The following is the list of some of the IS code giving requirements for building materials: IS 2691989. Specification for

Tall buildings are subjected to heavy horizontal forces due to inertia during earthquake. Hence they need shear walls. A shear wall

The earthquake resistance of small buildings may be increased by taking some precautions and measures in site selections, building planning

After observing Indian earthquakes for several years Bureau of Indian Standard has divided the country into five zones depending upon the