The 2015 Nepal Gorkha Earthquake: An overview of the damage, lessons learned and challenges

  • H. Hazarika
  • N.P. Bhandary
  • Y. Kajita
  • K. Kasama
  • K. Tsukahara
  • R.K. Pokharel
Keywords: 2015 Nepal earthquake, Amplification of motion, World heritages, Landslide, Compound disaster

Abstract

This paper describes the damage brought by the 2015 Nepal earthquake to urban infrastructures, modern and traditional buildings as well as some word heritage sites in and around Kathmandu city. The paper also focuses on a disaster brought to a hydropower plant by the compound action of a previous landslide and this time earthquake. Some of the possible reasons for such damage were brought to light, and challenges of the geotechnical community towards the retrofitting and recovery of the devastated structures were discussed

Published
2016-09-04
How to Cite
Hazarika, H., Bhandary, N., Kajita, Y., Kasama, K., Tsukahara, K., & Pokharel, R. (2016, September 4). The 2015 Nepal Gorkha Earthquake: An overview of the damage, lessons learned and challenges. Lowland Technology International, 18(2, Sep), 119-128. Retrieved from https://cot.unhas.ac.id/journals/index.php/ialt_lti/article/view/488
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