A GUIDE FOR REPAIR, STRENGTHENING AND NEW BUILD OF LOW-RISE DOMESTIC BUILDINGS DAMAGED BY THE 26 JAN 2001 EARTHQUAKE IN GUJARAT, INDIA

摘要

On the 26 January 2001 a major earthquake (7.7Mw) struck the region of Kutch, in the north-western state of Gujarat, India. It caused widespread devastation and according to the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority (GSDMA) more than a million houses were damaged and many completely destroyed. Five major towns of Kutch (pop 1.2M) were in ruins and up to 7600 villages were badly affected with 450 villages completely flattened. Present death toll stands at 17,143, and about 167,000 people have been injured. Damage and reconstruction estimates range $5 to $8 billion dollars. Immediately following the earthquake there was a desperate need by owner builders for guidelines and assistance in the repairing and strengthening of domestic buildings up to 3 storey's in height. The authors, decided to help by producing a 90 page booklet or Guide which give seismic resistance measures for the repair and strengthening of the three most common types of buildings most affected by the earthquake (rubble stone, cut-stone masonry and reinforced concrete buildings). Many of the recommendations made can also apply to new build. This paper describes this booklet which is being distributed free to Gujarat and is being applied in many local villages. The paper also describes the workshops and training programmes, which have been carried out in Kutch following the distribution of the Guide. The Guide can be downloaded free of any cost from the web site below. It is also located on the UK SECED web site.