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Behaviour of masonry structures during the Bhuj earthquake of january 2001

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A variety of masonry structures suffered damage during the recent Bhuj earthquake. Some of the traditional masonry structures had no earthquake resistant features and suffered considerable damage. This paper attempts to evaluate the behaviour of masonry structures based on the type of masonry used in places like Bhuj, Anjar, Bhachau, Morbi, Samakhyali and several other places. Quite a few masonry buildings had used earthquake resistant features like lintel bands and corner reinforcements. The cracking and failure patterns of such buildings have also been examined. The paper concludes with a discussion on the relevance of the current codal provisions for earthquake resistance of masonry structures and the direction of further research in the area.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 560 012, Bangalore, India

    K. S. Jagadish (Professor)

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, B.M.S College of Engineering, 560 019, Bangalore, India

    S. Raghunath (Lecturer)

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, 560 012, Bangalore, India

    K. S. Nanjunda Rao (Senior Scientific Officer)

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Jagadish, K.S., Raghunath, S. & Nanjunda Rao, K.S. Behaviour of masonry structures during the Bhuj earthquake of january 2001. J Earth Syst Sci 112, 431–440 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02709270

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