“Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structure Buildings of Indore City Using RVS Methodology”

Abstract

Seismic safety covers intricate technical, supervisory, social, and financial issues encompassing infrastructural development and spreading earthquake risk mitigation provisions. The existing structures need an evaluation for seismic performance assessment, to ensure the safety and well-being of the residents. The study evaluated 500 randomly selected buildings in ward number 55 of Indore City, Madhya Pradesh, India. The Rapid Visual Screening survey technique and US FEMA 154 adopted for Indian conditions are used for data collection and evaluation.  The evaluation of the buildings is based on building characteristics and geographical details. Out of the evaluated buildings, it was observed that 110 residential, 171 commercial,105 mixed (residential with commercial), and 9 other buildings passed the Indian cut-off score and a total of 101 buildings failed the Indian Rapid Visual Screening. On applying Exploratory data analysis approximately 5% of buildings were considered for detailed evaluation for vulnerability analysis.