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Damage characteristics and seismic capacity of buildings during Nepal M s 8.1 earthquake

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The extensive damage to buildings caused by the Nepal M s 8.1 earthquake has attracted much attention by the international community. After the preliminary scientific investigations on the different affected areas in Nepal, the construction and damage characteristics of five different types of buildings commonly existing in Nepal were discussed and the reasons of their disaster performance were analyzed. Types of buildings investigated include reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures, rubble structures, brick-wood structures, raw soil structures, and brick-wood structures of historic buildings. In addition, the weak links of the seismic design were pointed out, which was very important for the post-earthquake reconstruction and recovery, and gave a preliminary explanations for the damage experienced.

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  1. Institute of Engineering Mechanics, China Earthquake Administration, Harbin, 150080, China

    Baitao Sun & Peilei Yan

  2. Key Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, China Earthquake Administration, Harbin, 150080, China

    Baitao Sun & Peilei Yan

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Supported by: National Science & Technology Pillar Program No. 2015BAK17B00 and Seismic Industry Research Special Fund under Grant No. 201508026

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Sun, B., Yan, P. Damage characteristics and seismic capacity of buildings during Nepal M s 8.1 earthquake. Earthq. Eng. Eng. Vib. 14, 571–578 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11803-015-0046-x

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