Earthquake problems are not new to our country. We have witnessed several moderate earthquakes in the last 2 decades causing around 2 lakh casualty and innumerable property loss. These events are ravaging nations leaving behind countless victims. Pre-disaster planning i.e., mitigation and preparedness can have a good impact on minimizing the post-disaster response i.e., emergency, rescue and rehabilitation. This also reduces tragedy and suffering to a great extent. Main reason for the casualtiesis collapse of buildings. In order to ensure the construction of safe building infrastructure, we need to address several issues. To contribute to some of the issues, IIIT Hyderabad established Earthquake Engineering Research Centre (EERC).
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Major Areas of Focus Seismotectonic modeling of Indian Plate Fault motion analysis & wave propagation Nonlinear analysis of structures Seismic evaluation of heritage structures Earthquake awareness and preparedness In addition, EERC strives for capacity building among existing personnel in government and private organisations. This is done through short-term courses for practising engineers, students, faculty members on regular basis. |