ABSTRACT
Sandeep Sikka Superstructures (Architects + Engineers), New York, USA
ABSTRACT: The areas of Spiti and Kinnaur district in the Western Himalayan region have experienced some significantly strong earthquakes in the last few decades. Recent seismic tremors have caused some serious structural damage to the buildings in the region especially to the un-reinforced historic adobe structures. The deformation and bulges resulted in the adobe structures, as a resistance to the seismic vibrations, are the vulnerable areas, most likely to collapse in an event of any future horizontal force. These historic structures, which were originally designed for arid climate, are now facing problem with increased precipitation and regular rainfall for the last few years. The paper puts forward various repair techniques carried out on the site to consolidate load-bearing walls with cracks and research data on upgraded component used for the protection or repair work for these building.
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