RC buildings with infilled masonry are very common in Northeast India and neighbouring
countries like Nepal, along with open ground storey (OGS) buildings and bare framed …

Most of the reinforced concrete buildings in Nepal are low-rise construction, as this type of
construction is the most dominant structural form adopted to construct residential buildings in …

Earthquakes are natural phenomena that occur at several places of the world. Severe
earthquakes, when near inhabited districts, have caused extensive loss of life and property …

Most parts of the Indian Himalayan region are susceptible to severe earthquake shaking.
Non-engineered construction practices in this region, due to lack of awareness/negligence …

Low-rise reinforced concrete (RC) frames with brick masonry infill walls up to five stories
high have been used for housing construction in Nepal since the late 1980s. Many buildings …

This paper presents a uniform framework for seismic vulnerability assessment of selected
reinforced concrete (RC) structures in Malaysia based on an improved seismic vulnerability …

The draft of Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC)-2012 has been updated the
seismic coefficient of 0.28 g (with Zone III) for Chittagong region, which is larger than the …

Because of the limitations posed by the topographic conditions, buildings located on hill
slopes have highly irregular configurations in comparison with buildings located on flat …

Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings are the most common building typology in the rural
and urban areas of Northeast India. These URM buildings suffered substantial damage …

With rapid population growth over the past 30 years and no significance seismic activity
during this period, the unchecked development of the built environment in Bangladesh has …