The bureau of indian standard has recently published the latest revision of IS 1893 : Part -1 and also shared the new part of IS 1893 which is especially dedicated to building structures. This new part is IS 1893:2025 part – 5. This comprehensive revision reflects India’s growing commitment to ensure safe, robust and resilient … Read more
Myanmar Earthquake, one of the largest disaster of its history, a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits the boundary of Myanmar, resulting lots of building and structures are collapsed, tilted or facing a catastrophic failure. Many videos and images of building collapses have gone viral, especially the catastrophic failure of a tall building in Bangkok, which … Read more
The recent earthquake in Myanmar highlights the importance of earthquake-resistant design in structures. It underscores why the consideration of earthquakes is necessary for every type of structure and why irregular structures suffer more severe damage compared to simple and well-organized structural systems. This page provides the latest information, key facts, highlights, and a comparison of … Read more
Recently, the Bureau of Indian Standards shared the draft version of IS 1893:2023 for commentary purposes. This standard represents the criteria for the earthquake-resistant design of structures. The draft version of IS 1893 is set to introduce significant changes in the methodology of designing earthquake-resistant structures. IS 1893 : 2023 Draft Version The draft version … Read more
In this article, we explain the important terminology for analysis and design of earthquake resistance structure such as what is damping, Liquefaction, Natural Time Period, Center of Mass, Center of Resistance, Diaphragm, Model Mass, Modes Shape, OMRF, SMRF, Soft Storey, Storey Drift, Importance factor, etc. At the end, if you got any value from this … Read more
In this article, we share the important clause and criteria of soil bearing capacity (SBC) and other geotechnical factor for seismic design of building as per IS 1893: Part-I. So please read the article till the end, and if you get any useful information from this than please share with your friends. Consideration of Geo-technical … Read more
In this article, We explain the various load combinations are used in design of RCC Structure as well as Steel Structure. Also share the load combinations for Limit state of strength as well as limit state of serviceability. So Read the article till the end, and if you get any knowledge from this article, please … Read more
In this article, we explained what is tuned mass damper, the purpose of TMD, Components of TMD, Case study of Taipai-101 building Pendulum tuned mass damper, etc. so please read the article till the end. Before knowing about tuned mass damper, we know that various earthquake force resisting techniques. Earthquake force resisting techniques Earthquake force … Read more