Posted by After an earthquake, if a building undergoes considerable damage and lost original strength then it needs
proper retrofitting.
Central Public Works Department stipulated guidelines in a handbook of 617 pages in pdf format.
Download PDF of Handbook of seismic retrofit of Buildings by CPWD
The book Comprise the following chapters.
- Introduction and Terminology
- Introduction to Seismic Analysis and Design
- Rapid Visual Screening, Data Collection and Preliminary Evaluation
- Condition Assessment of Building
- Retrofit of Non-Engineered Buildings
- Retrofit of Masonry Buildings
- Retrofit of Historical and Heritage Structures
- Structural Analysis for Seismic Retrofit
- Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
- Retrofit of Steel Buildings
- Mitigation Geotechnical Seismic Hazards
- Retrofit of Foundations
- Retrofit Using Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
- Base Isolation and Energy Dissipation
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Retrofit Case Studies
Civil Engineering Codes and Handbooks on this website
Handbook of Repair and Retrofit of Building
IS 456 2000 Code for design of Plain and Reinforced Cement Concrete