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How do Beam Column joints in RC buildings resist earthquakes?

Why are open-ground storey buildings vulnerable in earthquakes?

Why are buildings with shear walls preferred in Seismic regions?

How to reduce earthquake effects on buildings?


 


 

Reproduced with due acknowledgements from:

Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Kanpur - 208016

Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council
Ministy of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation
Government of India
Core-5A, 1st Floor, India Habitat Centre,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003

Authored by CVR Murty, IIT Kanpur
Sponsored by BMTPC, New Delhi

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