mart In the aftermath of a destructive event, such as a large earthquake, several immediate actions need to be put in place to reduce the impacts on the affected population. In spite of the best engineering efforts, large earthquakes still cause a great deal of material and human losses, more […]
Analysis of the Seismic Performance of a Strengthened Pagoda Temple During Gorkha Earthquake
An earthquake of magnitude Mw 7.8 struck mid-western Nepal on April 25th 2015, followed by hundreds of aftershocks. This earthquake level is not uncommon in Nepal, where several events of magnitude 8 or even greater have occurred in the past. The earthquake destroyed approximately half a million houses and damaged […]
