Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Buildings: A Review and Comparative Study

Abstract

India is one of the fastest developing countries in the world, where its economic stability is hugely reliant on its infrastructure and people. In India, 85% of existing buildings are unreinforced masonry (URM) and 5-7% are reinforced concrete and 5-7% are traditional buildings. And most buildings do not qualify to resist earthquakes, technically we can say they would not be able to resist earthquake loads. In the past, we have seen at the time of several earthquakes, we lost millions of lives and the economy of that region. In the Study, we have reviewed various research papers on Seismic Vulnerability and conclude its findings. Keywords: Seismic vulnerability, Existing Building, Vulnerability Assessment