INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
AND POST DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION PLANNING
ICEE-PDRP 2016
24-26 APRIL 2016, BHAKTAPUR, NEPAL
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Fig. 1. Sequence of 2015 Gorkha Earthquake Aftershocks ≥ ML 4
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Table 1. Number of death toll and damaged houses due to 2015 Gorkha Earthquake (Shakya & Chandra, 2015).
Death
District
Male
Govt. Houses
Female Unknown
Total
Injured
Private Houses
Fully Partially
Fully
damaged damaged damaged
Partially
damaged
Sindhupalchowk
1497
1943
0
3440
1571
710
37
63885
2751
Nuwakot
461
638
0
1099
1051
15
14
57943
4200
Kavrepalanchowk
129
189
0
318
1179
48
31
49933
23714
Dolakha
84
85
1
170
662
517
0
48880
3120
Dhading
340
393
0
733
1218
93
58
43741
18720
Gorkha
215
233
0
448
952
227
36
41833
4567
Kathmandu
622
600
1
1223
7950
85
277
36973
50753
Ramechhap
17
23
0
40
135
54
56
26743
13173
Bhaktapur
119
214
0
333
2101
5
51
18900
9054
Sindhuli
5
10
0
15
230
92
231
18197
10028
Lalitpur
Makawanpur
Okhaldhunga
69
16
10
108
17
10
0
0
0
177
33
20
3052
229
61
217
46
18
198
177
38
17444
15012
10031
8064
17042
3107
Solukhumbu
15
5
0
20
100
75
142
9172
11137
Lamjung
3
2
0
5
40
39
48
8472
8876
Rasuwa
312
344
4
660
771
8
4
7040
2410
Others
20
35
0
55
1007
407
2224
34535
92429
Total
3934
4849
6
8789
22309
2656
3622
508734
283145
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References
Shakya M. and Kawan C. K. Reconnaissance based damage survey of buildings in Kathmandu valley: An
aftermath of 7.8 Mw, 25 April 2015 Gorkha (Nepal) earthquake. Engineering Failure Analysis 2015,
doi:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2015.10.003 (In press)
Shakya M., Varum H., Vicente R. and Costa A. Handbook of Research on Seismic Assessment and
Rehabilitation of Historic Structures (Volume 2). In V. Plevris & P. G. Asteris (Eds.), Seismic vulnerability
assessment of slender masonry structures (Chapter 11). IGI Global, ISBN13: 9781466682863, 2015.
Shakya M., Varum H., Vicente R. and Costa A. A new methodology for Vulnerability assessment of slender
masonry structures. In: Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering &
Seismology, 24-29 August, 2014, Istanbul, paper 485.
Shakya M., Varum H., Vicente R. and Costa A. Seismic vulnerability and loss assessment of the Nepalese
Pagoda temples. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering 2014; 12:1679–1703
Shakya M. Seismic vulnerability assessment of slender masonry structures, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Aveiro,
2014, Portugal
Clough R. W. and Penzien J. Dynamics of Structures, 2nd Ed., McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1993, New York
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