Post Earthquake Management: Indian Experience

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To reduce vulnerabilities to future earthquakes, it is very important to have a clear understanding of how and why the buildings failed in the previous one. This knowledge is necessary to eliminate the causes of failures in the repair, restoration and reconstruction of buildings in the post earthquake phase. The post-earthquake management experiences of two earthquakes are discussed in the present paper.
Publisher: 
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Publisher: 
Housing and Hazards Group
Author: 
Khan, A A
Contributor / Editor: 
Seraj, Salek M
Contributor / Editor: 
Choudhury, Jamilur
Date: 
2000
Pages: 
6
Remote Resource: 
Housing & Hazard
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