Understanding Risk Perception of communities is an important aspect for developing risk reduction concepts and programs. This helps authorities, communities and individua [...]

The Gorkha Earthquake of M7.8 hit Nepal on April 25, 2015. The epicenter of this earthquake was in Gorkha, 80 km northwest of Kathmandu Valley. The main shock was followe [...]

Main source of earthquake risk in the developing countries are absence of earthquake resistance elements in buildings and low level of awareness despite the fact that the [...]

Typical Reinforced Concrete (RC) Frame buildings with brick masonry infill are dominantly emerging building typology in the urban areas of Nepal. However, seismic vulnera [...]

Useful technology and knowledge for disaster reduction is conceptualized in "implementation technology". It consists of three elements "implementation oriented technology [...]