Seismic retrofit of reinforced concretebuildings using jacketing

Abstract

Many parts of the country have suffered earthquake in last three decades. In costalpart of South India faced Tsunami. In first three earthquakes it was found that many ofdamaged structures were build in non-engineered masonry techniques.Unreinforced masonry structures are the most vulnerable during an earthquake.Normally they are designed for vertical loads and since masonry has adequate compressivestrength, the structures behave well as long as the loads are vertical.