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Earthquake
Submitted by
ABHISHANK KUMAR (18202101)
ABHISHEK KUMAR KASHYAP (18202102)
PAST EARTHQUAKES
• Kutch earthquake (1819)
• Shillong earthquake (1897)
• Bihar-Nepal earthquake (1934)
• Andaman earthquake (1941)
• Venezuela earthquake (1967)
• Sumatra & Andaman (2004)
LESSONS LEARNT FROM PAST
EARTHQUAKE
Some of the lessons learnt from past earthquakes are:
• Type of material used
• Size of building
• Shape of building
• Influence of opening
• Collapse due to water tank
• One sided ground storey building
• Pounding effect
• Short column effect
• Location of shear wall
• Base isolation
• Vertical bar ties
• Beam column joints
• Soft storey building
TYPES OF MATERIAL USED
The size of the buildings should not too long , not too tall and buildings of
long plans should not be considered.
SHAPE OF BUILDING