30-08-2017, 02:19 PM
The poor performance of reinforced concrete framework (RC) buildings in India during past earthquakes has been a major concern. It is therefore important to identify and strengthen poor buildings. In the case of a large stock of buildings, assessment methods are required for the rapid assessment of the seismic safety of existing buildings, so that corrective adaptation measures can be taken in poor buildings. This paper presents a review of some of the methods available for rapid visual tracking (RVS) of RC frame buildings and proposes an RVS method for RC frame buildings in India based on systematic studies on earthquake damage of Bhuj 2001.