Published Paper Details:

The Nepal(Gorkha) earthquake (Mw=7.8) of April 25, 2015 caused widespread damages that took many lives, ruptured lands and damaged many buildings, heritages and monuments. The disaster turned out to be perilous for many non-engineered masonry structures in rural part of the country. Nepal being a developing country, most of the rural houses are non-engineered. The seismic vulnerability of these types of buildings is presumed to be very high. As Nepal, lying in a very high seismic zone, an immediate attention is imperative to improve the seismic resilience of such buildings. To qualify the status and seismic resistivity of these buildings a typical building is to be taken and computer modeled. The modeled building is to be simulated at various magnitude of earthquake and the effects are to be noted and studied. This simulation shows the seismic resistivity and failure of the buildings at various points. These weak points are to be identified and retrofitted by using various available methods.