Impact of retrofitting work on vulnerability reduction of local buildings in Kabul, Afghanistan
Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Impact of retrofitting work on vulnerability reduction of local buildings in Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Creator | Mohammadi, Mohsen Fujimi, Toshio | |
| Description | Rapid urbanisation of Afghan cities without proper construction regulation has exposed their population to a high risk of damage from disasters such as earthquakes. With the growing construction of local non-engineered buildings and an existing level of hazard of 0.8 g, a high risk of casualties and building damage threatens Kabul in the event of a disaster. This study reports and evaluates a recent retrofitting project in Kabul City by ‘Project for City Resilience’, carried out under the supervision of the United Nation Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat) for 48 retrofitted sun-dried clay brick masonry buildings in Kabul. The project was executed by local masons and welders who were trained as a part of the project, and the main tasks included installation of an additional steel frame, additional reinforced concrete foundation ring, ceiling replacement and wall strengthening (via mesh and plaster). After a visual assessment of retrofitted buildings considering the original retrofitting design and actual work done, a vulnerability index for retrofitted buildings was developed based on a behaviour modifier factor, which was assigned to each retrofitting activity using a combination of values and a proportion of scores for each retrofitting activity. The results indicate that training of local masons and welders to undertake retrofitting activities could decrease the damage ratio by 15% – 20% for peak ground acceleration values of 0.3 g and higher. The methods mentioned in this study can be used to make existing sun-dried clay brick masonry buildings sufficiently resistant to earthquakes of moderate-to-severe intensity. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2021-06-24 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/jamba.v13i1.1062 | |
| Source | Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies; Vol 13, No 1 (2021); 13 pages 1996-1421 2072-845X | |
| Language | eng | |
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