Post seismic assessment of some buildings in Nepal
Event details
| Date | 31.08.2015 |
| Hour | 17:15 › 18:15 |
| Speaker | Dr Pia Hannewald, Résonance Ingénieurs Conseils SA, Carouge, Switzerland |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
The epicentre of the first was about 80 km North-West of the capital Kathmandu, the second (aftershock) was about 86 km East (source EMSC). Right after the 12 May earthquake, the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC sent a team of two engineers to perform a post seismic assessment of some buildings, with the aim to evaluate the habitability and give recommendations for immediate measures. Buildings were located in between Kathmandu and Besisahar, about 200km West of Kathmandu, i.e. in the region between Kathmandu and the epicentre of the first earthquake. The talk will give a brief overview over the types of construction in Nepal, the types of buildings that were examined and their typical shortcomings in terms of construction and detailing as well as the observed damages.
Bio :
After having finished the studies and worked in Germany, Pia Hannewald came to Switzerland to start a PhD that she finished at EESD, EPFL in 2013. During her PhD she studied the cyclic inelastic behaviour of RC bridge piers with detailing deficiencies. Since then, she has been working for Résonance Ingénieurs Conseils SA, mainly in the field of seismic assessment of existing masonry and concrete buildings.
Bio :
After having finished the studies and worked in Germany, Pia Hannewald came to Switzerland to start a PhD that she finished at EESD, EPFL in 2013. During her PhD she studied the cyclic inelastic behaviour of RC bridge piers with detailing deficiencies. Since then, she has been working for Résonance Ingénieurs Conseils SA, mainly in the field of seismic assessment of existing masonry and concrete buildings.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Prof. Dr Katrin Beyer
Contact
- Yvonne Bühl