Nepal Earthquake and Demolition Experiences


Abstract eng:
Nepal 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.

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Conference Title:
16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
Conference Venue:
Santiago (CL)
Conference Dates:
2017-01-09 / 2017-01-13
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