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000018721 046__ $$k2017-01-09
000018721 100__ $$aJoshi, Hotrika
000018721 24500 $$aNepal Earthquake and Demolition Experiences

000018721 24630 $$n16.$$pProceedings of the 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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000018721 520__ $$2eng$$aNepal is a country located in a seismically active region prone to high magnitude events and due to its fragile geography it has a history of major earthquakes. On 25 April 2015 a 7.8M magnitude earthquake hit Nepal with its epicenter 76 km northeast of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The earthquake resulted in more than 8900 causalities, 505000 houses destroyed and 279000 houses damaged completely. After any large scale natural disaster, safe demolition and debris management activities have always been a challenge. Nepal’s mountainous terrain and underdeveloped road and infrastructure network make for challenging work, combined with limited available resources. The building type, construction material and construction technology employed varies with topography and culture. Demolition methods are dependent on building type and site access thus this paper analyses the different types of buildings in heavily affected districts of Nepal and the demolition practices used to identify and highlight the safest ways available utilizing today’s technology. This paper also provides an overview of the challenges encountered and the lessons learned from the UNDP Debris Management team. Based on UNDP’s debris management experience following the Nepal Earthquake, this paper is intended to provide a resource for concerned authorities to safely and effectively manage the demolition of earthquake damaged structures.

000018721 540__ $$aText je chráněný podle autorského zákona č. 121/2000 Sb.
000018721 653__ $$aBuilding technology 1, Demolition techniques 2, Debris Management 3, United Nations Development Programme 4

000018721 7112_ $$a16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering$$cSantiago (CL)$$d2017-01-09 / 2017-01-13$$gWCEE16
000018721 720__ $$aJoshi, Hotrika
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000018721 8564_ $$s160890$$uhttps://invenio.itam.cas.cz/record/18721/files/2079.pdf$$yOriginal version of the author's contribution as presented on USB, paper 2079.
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