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2015 Nepal Earthquake
On Apr 25, 2015, a moment magnitude (Mw) 7.8 earthquake occurred in Nepal. The earthquake caused more than 8000 fatalities. Another earthquake of Mw 7.3 struck Nepal on May 12, 2015, resulting in additional casualties. Through December 2015, over 400 aftershocks of magnitude 4 or larger occurred in Nepal since the first shock. It is estimated that over 500,000 buildings in Nepal were completely destroyed and an additional 250,000 buildings were partially damaged. The total economic loss is estimated to be approximately $5 billion. Following the earthquakes, ACI Committee 133, Disaster Reconnaissance, deployed a team to survey reinforced concrete buildings in Kathmandu. With the assistance of 17 volunteer civil engineers from Nepal, the Nepali government, and a local engineering firm, the team conducted the survey from Jun 15, 2015 to July 1, 2015, and collected data from low-rise and high-rise reinforced concrete buildings. This article focuses on the methodology used in the survey and highlights the key observations. It also provides a guide on how to access and interpret the data from the survey.
2015 Nepal Earthquake
On Apr 25, 2015, a moment magnitude (Mw) 7.8 earthquake occurred in Nepal. The earthquake caused more than 8000 fatalities. Another earthquake of Mw 7.3 struck Nepal on May 12, 2015, resulting in additional casualties. Through December 2015, over 400 aftershocks of magnitude 4 or larger occurred in Nepal since the first shock. It is estimated that over 500,000 buildings in Nepal were completely destroyed and an additional 250,000 buildings were partially damaged. The total economic loss is estimated to be approximately $5 billion. Following the earthquakes, ACI Committee 133, Disaster Reconnaissance, deployed a team to survey reinforced concrete buildings in Kathmandu. With the assistance of 17 volunteer civil engineers from Nepal, the Nepali government, and a local engineering firm, the team conducted the survey from Jun 15, 2015 to July 1, 2015, and collected data from low-rise and high-rise reinforced concrete buildings. This article focuses on the methodology used in the survey and highlights the key observations. It also provides a guide on how to access and interpret the data from the survey.
2015 Nepal Earthquake
Prateek Shah (author) / Santiago Pujol / Michael Kreger / Ayhan Irfanoglu
2017
Article (Journal)
English
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