EHC Newsletters Archive

2009

October 2009 - EHC Newsletter
(489KB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial: When will we ever learn?
  
• Virtual Site Visit No. 18
  
• Implementation of Structural Earthquake-Disaster Mitigation Programs in Developing Counties
  
• Handbook of Good Building Design and Construction - Aceh and Nias Islands
  
• Announcement: Third International Earthquake Symposium, Bangladesh.

July 2009 - EHC Newsletter
(1.52MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial: The need for more inclusive earthquake engineering 
• Virtual Site Visit no. 17
• Implementation of Structural Earthquake-Disaster Mitigation Programs in Developing Counties
• Book Review: Manual on Hazard Resistant Construction in India
• Chinese Earthquake Increases Focus on Children in Disaster.

April 2009 - EHC Newsletter
(1.14MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial: How reliable is the 'test of time'?  
• Virtual Site Visit no. 16
• Dissemination of earthquake resistant technologies for non engineered construction
• Pakistan Earthquake and Recovery Program
• Learning from earthquakes

January 2009 - EHC Newsletter
(1MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial: Reflections on the 14 World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
• Virtual site Visit no. 15
• Seismic Vulnerability of Hospitals in Nepal
• Seismic Risk Assessment of Current Buildlings of Algiers City
• Evaluation of Housing Losses in Recent Earthquakes in Latin America
• Book review: "Seismic Design for Architects"

October 2008 - EHC Newsletter
(1MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial: How earthquake-safe are the building in our cities?
• Virtual site Visit no. 13
• Summary of "A Postulated Earthquake Damage Scenario for Mumbai"
• Book review: "Seismic Vulnerability of School Buildings in Lima, Peru"

July 2008 - EHC Newsletter
(1MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial: Sichuan Earthquake, China
• Virtual site Visit no. 13
• Summary of "Bamboo Structures in Colombia"
• Book review: "Manual for Restoration and Retrofitting of Rural Structures in Kashmir"

April 2008 - EHC Newsletter
(1MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial: Can we rely on RC concrete frames?
• Virtual site Visit no. 12
• Book review: "Earthquake-Resistant Confined Masonry Construction"
• Safer Building Construction in Nepali
• Informal Construction Dwellings in Lima, Peru

January 2008 - EHC Newsletter
(1MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Virtual site Visit no. 11
• Impact of 2004 Sumatra Earthquake on Structures in Port Blair
• Solomon Islands Earthquake-Tsunami
• Progress Report: Pakistan

October 2007 - EHC Newsletter
(989Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Virtual site Visit no. 10
• Western Sumatra Quakes of March ‘07
• Pisco, Peru Quake of August ‘07
• Designing for Earthquakes book review

July 2007 - EHC Newsletter
(590Kb, PDF File)
Contents

• Editorial
• Virtual site Visit
• Hawai’i Quake of October 15, 2006
• Revisiting Tangshan Quake of 1976
• Book review on health facilities
• Tangshan book reference

April 2007 - EHC Newsletter
(818Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Virtual Site Visit
• Sikkim Earthquake, India, Feb 2006
• Non-Engineered Houses in Caracas
• Prelim Report of Taiwan EQ, Dec 2006
• 1ECEES Announcement

January 2007 - EHC Newsletter
(846Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Virtual site Visit no. 7
• Earthen Building Codes in Peru
• Seismic Safety Strategies in India
• Bogota Prepares Citizens for Quake
• 12th IACMAG Conference

November 2006 - EHC Newsletter
(998Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Virtual site Visit
• Java, Indonesia Quake, May 27, 2006
• Nepalese Reaction to the Java Quake
• Polymer Mesh Reinforcement of Adobe

July 2006 - EHC Newsletter
(to be uploaded)

Contents

• Editorial
• Virtual site Visit
• Kashmir Quake on Oct 8, 2005: Pakistan
• Peruvian Seismic Code Success
• Shocking Japanese Building Practices

April 2006 - EHC Newsletter
(624Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Virtual site Visit
• The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake, India
• The 2005 Chile Earthquake
• Retrofittings Buildings in Peru
• ISET Invitation

January 2006 - EHC Newsletter
(to be uploaded)

Contents

• Editorial
• Virtual Site Visit
• Current Seismic Design and
• Construction Practice in Venezuela
• The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake Report
• EERI Announcement & book note

November 2005 - EHC Newsletter
(850Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Virtual site Visit
• The Great Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami
• Impact of Tsunami on Indian Housing and Physical Infrastructure
• The Northern Sumatran Earthquake
• Bangladesh Earthquake Symposium

July 2005 - EHC Newsletter
(1.6MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Virtual Site Visit
• Impressions of Earthbuild 2005
• Builders Beat Florida Hurricane
• Summary of the niigata Prefecture, Japan M6.8 Earthquake
• Mexico Marks 20th Annivessary of Devastating Quake
• 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering
• The seismic isolation of the Bhuj Hospital
• Turkish Builder Jailed for Negligence
• San Simeon Earthquake Reconnaissance Report

April 2005 - EHC Newsletter
(1.46MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Index of Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Impact of Tsunami on Housing and Physical Infrastructure
• La Paz Post-Earthquake Housing Reconstruction Programme
• Management of Dead Bodies in Disaster Situations
• International Study Visit to La Paz & Earthen Buildings International Seminar 

January 2005 - EHC Newsletter
(1.70MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Index of The Principles of Earthquake Resistance Seismic Vulnerability Evaluation for Non-Engineered Houses in Developing Countries
• Earthquake Resistant Performance of Peruvian School Buildings Earthquake Capacity Building and Risk Reduction Measure in Gujarat Post Bhuj 2001 Earthow hquake
• International Seminar

November 2004 - EHC Newsletter
(1.86MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial.
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance.
• Earthquake Resistant Earthen Buildings.
• Performance of School Buildings in Bingol during the 1st May 2003 Earthquake.
• The Environmental and Societal Impacts of Cyclone Zoe and the Effectiveness of Tropical Cyclone Warning Systems in Tikopia and Anuta.

July 2004 - EHC Newsletter
(1.46MB, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Preliminary Observations-Lefkada Island, Greece
• Preliminary Observations-Bam, Iran
• Rush to Action
• El Salvador protects its hospitals

April 2004 - EHC Newsletter
(300Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Earthquake in Colima
• Student Impressions of South America
• Earthquake Risk Reduction Education and Outreach Projects in India
  

Janurary 2004 - EHC Newsletter
(533Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Preliminary Observations - Bingol, Turkey
• Gaps in Our Approaches     
• Making Hospitals Safer from Disaster

October 2003- EHC Newsletter
(474Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Craftsmen & Earthquake Resistance
• Seismic Retrofitting of Mud Houses
• Conferences and Announcements

July 2003- EHC Newsletter
(1.3Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Seismic Retrofitting in Stone Masonry
• Vulnerability in Stone Buildings - Nepal
• New publications

April 2003- EHC Newsletter
(549Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Seismic Resistance - Adobe Buildings
• Bloom Hospital Mitigation
• Preliminary Observations - Molise, Italy
• New publications

January 2003- EHC Newsletter
(1.1Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake
• Seismic Strengthening Guidelines
• Druk White Lotus School     
• Earthquake Scenario - Mumbai      
• Education and Awareness        
• Observations on Bhuj Earthquake  

October 2002- EHC Newsletter
(888Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Seismic Strengthening Guidelines
• 2003 Earthquake Conference      
• Lijiang, China Earthquake      
• Chi-Chi Earthquake         
• Structural Engineering Conference   
• Book Review    

July 2002- EHC Newsletter
(1.4Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Sultandangi Earthquake, Turkey
• Rebuilding the Sea of Marmara Region
• Rebuilding Bhuj
• Notices

April 2002- EHC Newsletter
(566Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Base-isolation in India
• Seismic Safety in Kathmandu
• Sourthern Peru Earthquake
• New publications

January 2002- EHC Newsletter
(1.2Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Observations on El Salvador
• What emerged from the rubble
• Seismic Safety Commission Findings

October 2001 - EHC Newsletter
(1.1Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Nisqually Earthquake Report 
• EERI Bhuj Preliminary Observations
• Nepal Society of Earthquake Technology Letter

July 2001 - EHC Newsletter
(1.0Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance (Building structurural features Report - Forms)
• Workshop Report on Bhuj and Chamoli Earthquakes
• Structural Performance in Bhuj

April 2001 - EHC Newsletter
(1.1Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Towards Earthquake Disaster Reduction in India
• Repair and Seismic Retorfitting in Bhavhagar
• Book Review
• NICEE Announcement
• New Publication

January 2001 - EHC Newsletter
(984Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake Resistance
• Structural Strengthening in Costa Rica
• Earthquake Design in Northern Pakistan
• Report on Bengkulu Earthquake

October 2000 - EHC Newsletter
(912Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake
  Resistance
• Buildings Vulnerabilty in Bandung
• Continuing ducation of Building Professionals
• Benefits of Masonary Infill
• Retrofitting damaged Buildings in Jabalpur, India

July 2000 - EHC Newsletter
(954Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake
  Resistance
• Uganda Seismix Conferance
• The Athens, Greece Earthquake
• Hook-clip for RC columns
• Innovative Recovery in India
• Skeleton System Construction
• New Publications

April 2000 - EHC Newsletter
(904Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake
  Resistance
• The Chichi, Taiwan Earthquake
• SEER introduction
• News from the Venezuelan Society of Earthquake Engineers
• A Structural system for Low Rise Housing in Seismic Areas
• Seismic Strengthening in Trinidad and Tobago

January 2000 - EHC Newsletter
(990Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Editorial
• Principles of Earthquake
  Resistance Strengthening Adobe Housing Peru IIEES, Iran
  Seismic Design within Architecture
• Earthquake in Bahía de Caráquez

October 1999 - EHC Newsletter
(1.2Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Kathmandu Earthquake Scenario
• Field Shake Tests at Latur
• Colombian Earthquake ReconnaissanceChamoli Earthquake, India

July 1999 - EHC Newsletter
(1.2Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Construction Quality, Seismic Safety
• Erzincan Earthquake, India
• Field Shake Tests.IndiaTraining Workshop, Ghana

April 1999 - EHC Newsletter
(1.2Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• 1995 Dinar, Turkey Earthquake
• Kathmandu Valley Earthquake Risk Mangement Project
• Professor Arya wins award
• Short Course on Seismic Design of Concrete Buildings

January 1999 - EHC Newsletter
(861Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Earthquake preparedness in China
• Improving resistance in Guinea
• Building with bamboo
• Kampala Declaration

October 1998 - EHC Newsletter
(724Kb, PDF File)

Contents

• Shake Table Tests, India Earthquake Resistance in Peru
• Jabalpur Earthquake, India

July 1998 - EHC Newsletter
(1.0Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• 1997 Venezeula Earthquake Protection of Educational Buildings Tile Infill Wall Buildings, Turkey
• Earthquake Strengthening in India

April 1998 - EHC Newsletter
(957Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Vital lessons from the 1990
• Philippines Earthquake Philosophy and techniques of Retrofitting
• Internet update Tapial (Rammed Earth) Buildings
• Ahmedabad Research

January 1998 - EHC Newsletter
(742Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Indonesian approach to Seismic Design
• Low cost buildings in Peru
• Investing in Quito's future Ardekul,Iran
• News from India

October 1997 - EHC Newsletter
(1.1Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• New Seismic Code for Developing Country
• Post Earthquake Construction
• Book Review
• Internet Update

July 1997 - EHC Newsletter
(1.1Mb, PDF File)

Contents

• Seismic protection of Masonry Buildings
  by Dr.(Mrs.) Pratima Rani Bose
• Damage performance of masonry by Dr A.S.Arya
• Book Reviews
• Seismicity of Commonwealth Countries

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