Introduction

CE-462:Disaster Mitigation and

Earthquake Engineering
Mahendra Kumar Pal, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT BHU Varanasi
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CE-462: Disaster Mitigation & Earthquake Engineering

Classic Example of Natural Disasters
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Verticals of Disaster Management
1. Understanding the 2. Capacity Building 3. Response and Rescue 4. Built Back Better
Risk
• Reconstruction
Degree of risk and Prevent the disaster Start rescue and recovery
• Rehabiliation
vulnberability of a given Strengthening infrastructure process
hazard at a given site to withstand the disaster
Temporary Shelters

CE-462: Disaster Mitigation & Earthquake Engineering

 Our Focus would be
1. Understanding the 2. Structural Dynamics 3. Lesson Learnt from 4. Disaster Management
Risk and Earthquake past disasters and Planning
Resistance Design
1. Disasters and their Four stages of disaster
classification We always need a disaster management
• Single Degree and multi
2. Understand risk and to learn from. • Understand the risk
degree freedom of
vulnerability of each • Capacity Building
system
disaster • Rescue and Recovery
• performance of buildings
• Build back better
• Earthquake Resistant
Design: An Introduction

CE-462: Disaster Mitigation & Earthquake Engineering

 Syllabus
▪ Unit#1: Natural Disasters (3 Lectures): Earthquake, Floods, Drought, Coastal Hazards, Landslides, rockslides and Forest Fires.

▪ Unit#2: Elements of Engineering Seismology (4 Lectures): Earthquake phenomenon, Earthquake recording instruments.

▪ Unit#3: Introduction to Theory of Vibrations (4 Lectures): Single degree un-damped and damped systems, elastic response to simple load
functions and earthquake response spectras.

▪ Unit#4: Performance of Buildings and Structures (4 Lectures): Main causes of damage: Intensity of earthquake forces, lack of strength
and integrity in buildings, quasi- resonance, lack of ductility, lack of detailing.

▪ Unit#5: Earthquake Effects (4 Lectures): On ground and soil liquefaction, buildings, structures, power plants, switch yards, equipment
and other lifeline structures, release of poisonous gases and radiation.

▪ Unit#6: Lessons Learnt from the Past Earthquakes (3 Lectures): Case studies of important Indian earthquakes and major world
earthquakes.

▪ Unit#7: Disaster Management (4 Lectures): Salient features of disaster rescue, risk management and casualty management.
CE-462: Disaster Mitigation & Earthquake Engineering
 Revised Syllabus
▪ Unit#1: Natural Disasters (3 Lectures): Earthquake, Floods, Drought, Coastal Hazards, Landslides, Rockslides, Forest Fires, Manmade Disasters.

▪ Unit#2: Elements of Engineering Seismology (4 Lectures): Earthquake Phenomenon, Earthquake recording instruments.

▪ Unit#3: Introduction to Theory of Vibrations (4 Lectures): Single degree un-damped and damped systems, elastic response to simple load functions
and earthquake response spectras, Multi-Degree of Freedom System

▪ Unit#4: Performance of Buildings and Structures (4 Lectures): Main causes of damage: Intensity of earthquake forces, lack of strength and integrity
in buildings, quasi- resonance, lack of ductility, lack of detailing, Earthquake Resistance Design of Tall Buildings

▪ Unit#5: Earthquake Effects (4 Lectures): On ground and soil liquefaction, buildings, structures, power plants, switch yards, equipment and other
lifeline structures, release of poisonous gases and radiation.

▪ Unit#6: Lessons Learnt from the Past Earthquakes (3 Lectures): Case studies of important Indian and world Disaster.

▪ Unit#7: Disaster Management (4 Lectures): Salient features of disaster rescue, risk management and casualty management.

CE-462: Disaster Mitigation & Earthquake Engineering

 Recommended Books

CE-462: Disaster Mitigation & Earthquake Engineering

Reference Materials

CE-462: Disaster Mitigation & Earthquake Engineering

 Evaluation
▪ Grading Policy: Relative Grading using normal distribution
▪ Total: 100 Marks
▪ Semester Assessment: 15 Marks
▪ Mid-Term Examination: 30 Marks
▪ End Term Examination: 50 Marks

▪ Attendance
▪ 75% Mandatory Attendance as per the institute rule

CE-462: Disaster Mitigation & Earthquake Engineering