Evaluation of Damage to a Historic Masonry Building in Nepal through Comparison of Dynamic Characteristics before and after the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake

On April 25, 2015, a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck the Gorkha district of Kathmandu, Nepal. In Patan, vibrational characteristics of a 300-year-old two-story masonry building near Patan Durbar Square had been measured prior the Gorkha earthquake. In the inspection of the building after the Gorkha earthqu...

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Main Authors: Aiko Furukawa, Junji Kiyono, Rishi Ram Parajuli, Hari Ram Parajuli, Kenzo Toki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Built Environment
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2017.00062/full