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    This document summarizes the seismic assessment and retrofitting of the Bangladesh National Radio Station building. The building was originally designed as a 10-story building in 1990 but only the first 5 floors were constructed before 1998. In 2014, the radio station authorized completing construction of the remaining floors and retrofitting the existing structure as the initial design was inadequate for seismic forces. Public Works Department assessed the building and found its seismic index was lower than code requirements. Retrofitting included adding reinforced concrete shear walls and steel bracing, which increased the seismic index to meet current codes.

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    This document summarizes the seismic assessment and retrofitting of the Bangladesh National Radio Station building. The building was originally designed as a 10-story building in 1990 but only the first 5 floors were constructed before 1998. In 2014, the radio station authorized completing construction of the remaining floors and retrofitting the existing structure as the initial design was inadequate for seismic forces. Public Works Department assessed the building and found its seismic index was lower than code requirements. Retrofitting included adding reinforced concrete shear walls and steel bracing, which increased the seismic index to meet current codes.

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    This document summarizes the seismic assessment and retrofitting of the Bangladesh National Radio Station building. The building was originally designed as a 10-story building in 1990 but only the first 5 floors were constructed before 1998. In 2014, the radio station authorized completing construction of the remaining floors and retrofitting the existing structure as the initial design was inadequate for seismic forces. Public Works Department assessed the building and found its seismic index was lower than code requirements. Retrofitting included adding reinforced concrete shear walls and steel bracing, which increased the seismic index to meet current codes.

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    Seismic Assessment and Retrofitting of the National Radio Station in Bangladesh

    Abdul Malek SIKDER1*, Md. Rafiqul ISLAM2, Akira INOUE3, Yosuke NAKAJIMA4 and Md.
    Jahidul Islam KHAN5

    1
    Additional Chief Engineer (Retd.), PWD, Bangladesh, 2 Superintending Engineer, PWD,
    Bangladesh, 3Senior Structural Engineer, OYO International Corporation, Japan, 4Chief Engineer,
    ERS Corporation, Japan, 5Executive Engineer, PWD, Bangladesh
    * Corresponding author; e-mail: sikder55@yahoo.com

    ABSTRACT: Bangladesh is located in an earthquake porn zone near Eurasian Plate Boundary and has a
    potential risk of hazard in earthquakes. Moreover, the country has a large number of buildings with low
    concrete strength, improper members sizing or high axial column load ratio, inadequate shear rebar, improper
    structural framing etc. Considering all those limitations, government has started to assess and retrofit
    government buildings as well as private commercial buildings. Government of Japan through Jica and some
    other agencies is supporting in this respect to research and prepare several manuals. On behalf of the
    government, Public Works Department (PWD) is playing a vital role to expedite the process. The Japanese
    Guidelines for Seismic Assessment and Retrofitting Guidelines are following in Bangladeshi Building with
    necessary modifications. For last one decade PWD has assessed and retrofitted several buildings in
    government and private sectors. This paper will focus on the seismic assessment and retrofitting design and
    construction of Bangladesh National Radio Station namely “Betar Bhaban”. The building was designed as a 10
    storied building in 1990 and constructed up to 5th floor level before 1998. In the year 2014, the authority of the
    Radio Station, decided to construct rest of the floors and allowed PWD to assess and retrofit as the building
    found inadequate against seismic forces. The seismic Index as found from the assessment was lower in respect
    to the current code requirements. The seismic index increased after adding retrofitting components. Reinforced
    Concrete Shear Walls, Steel frame Bracing etc. used to retrofit the building.

    Fig. 1 “Betar Bhaban” Before Retrofitting Fig. 2 “Betar Bhaban” After Retrofitting

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