GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

CHELAKKARA
SEMINAR-2019

CYCLONE RESISTANT
BULIDING
AKSHAYA BHADRAN
S5 CIVIL
NO:7

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 ▪ Introduction
▪ Vulnerable communities
▪ How high winds damage buildings
▪ Failures
▪ Damaging effects of cyclone on houses
▪ Design wind speed and pressures
▪ Choosing site for houses
▪ Design of house
▪ Roofs
▪ Foundations
▪ Main type of foundations
▪ Wall openings
▪ Glass panes
▪ Reference

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 INTRODUCTION

•What is cyclone?
A system of winds rotating inwards to an area of low
atmospheric pressure, with a counter clockwise (northern
hemisphere) or clockwise (southern hemisphere).

•Cyclone resistant building architecture provides the details and

procedure to follow to design a building that will be resistant to damages
during high winds or cyclones, following the applicable Indian Standard
Specifications for building materials and techniques.

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 VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES
⚫ Buildings are considered
vulnerable if they cannot
withstand the forces of
high winds.
⚫ Generally the light weight
structures with wood
frames, especially older
buildings where wood has
been deteriorated and
weakened the walls.
⚫ Houses made of
unreinforced or
poorly-constructed
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vulnerable
 HOW HIGH WINDS DAMAGE BUILDINGS
⚫ The walls of the building are pulled apart by winds moving
swiftly around and over the building .

⚫ This creates section on the walls and roof , effectively

causing the equivalent of an explosion.

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 FAILURES
⚫ CATASTROPHIC ⚫ COMPONENT FAILURES
FAILURES Roof sheeting, Roof
Foundations, steel tiles, Rafters, Window
frames, Masonry and doors, walls.
houses,Timber
houses,Reinforced
concrete frames.

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 DAMAGING EFFECTS OF CYCLONE ON HOUSES
(cont..)
• Due to high wind pressure the improper connection of
the house to the footings it can blown away

• Roofing material not anchored can be

blown away

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 Light weight verandah roofs are more possible to
damage due to high wind speed

When cyclones are with heavy rain for long duration the
building cab be damage due to flood also. Building
contents spoiled due to rain when roofing sheets fly
away

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 DESIGN WIND SPEED AND PRESSURES
(cont..)
⚫ The basic wind speed is reduce due to
following factors.

⚫ The risk is accordance with life of structure

⚫ Local topography like hills, valleys, cliffs.

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 ⚫ Some typical effects of openings in the walls
by attacks of wind.

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 ⚫ Failures of the wall

⚫ Overturning

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 •CHOOSING SITE FOR HOUSES (cont..)

Cyclone storms always in direction of sea

towards the coast.

Shielding of houses by
hillock

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 No shielding from
high wind due to
absence of barriers
and shielding by
permeable barriers

Construction at
ground level and
on stilts
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 DESIGN OF THE HOUSE
⚫ Shape is simple,
compact,
symmetrical

Square plan is
better than
rectangle and L-
shape

Row planning
creates wind and
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 ROOFS (cont..)
⚫ Avoid low
pitched roofs and
over hangings

⚫ Provide hip roofs

⚫ Roof pitch
should not less
than 22degree

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 (CONT..)
⚫ Avoid overhangs,
build verandah.

⚫ It should be more
than 18 inches

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 ⚫ Securing ridges

Collar tiles
Gussets
Metal straps

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 ⚫ Use 24 gauge
galvanized sheet,
provide maximum
spacing
⚫ Fixing for sheeting
by screws and nails

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 FOUNDATIONS
⚫ It transfers all weights of structures to
ground

❑ Effects of flooding: Flood cause saturation of

soil and it affects bearing capacity also.

❑ Building on stilts: The stilts are provide

stability to the structure under lateral loads.

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 MAIN TYPE OF FOUNDATIONS
⚫ Slab foundaion

⚫ Strip foundation

⚫ Stepped
foundation

⚫ Pile foundation

⚫ Pad foundation

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 WALL OPENINGS
⚫ The openings
provide for light and
ventilations.
⚫ Opening should
have strong
closing/locking
arrangement

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 GLASS PANES
⚫ To reduce the cyclone effects provide designed
thicker glass panes with small dimensions.
⚫ Glass panes can be strengthened by pasting
thin paper strips, it will reduce their vibrations

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 REFERENCE
⚫ Guidelines for cyclone resistant contruction of buildings in
Gujarat, Gujarat state disaster management authority ,
government of Gujarat december -2001.
⚫ Natural hazards: causes and effects, lesson 5: tropical
cyclones-University of Wisconsin Disaster management
centre.
⚫ Make the right connections; A manual on safe construction
techniques prepared as part of the OAS/USAID caribbean
disaster mitigation project (CDMP).

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 THANK YOU!

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 Queries??

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