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Non-Structural Vulnerability Assessment of Hospitals in Nepal
Abstract:
The report presents the methodology and findings of a seismic non-structural vulnerability assessment of 9 major hospitals in Nepal.The study was conducted by National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) under a contract with WHO-Nepal during March-November 2003. Nepal has a high seismic risk and low level of preparedness in critical infrastructures including health facilities. In the past, big earthquakes such as the Great Nepal-Bihar earthquake in 1934 have caused huge numbers of casualties and damage to structures.The project "Non-Structural Vulnerability Assessment of Hospitals in Nepal" emphasizes the development of appropriate methodology for carrying out such non-structural vulneribility assessment. #Earthquake #Preparedness #Construction #Hospitals
Publisher: NSET Type / Script:
Progress Report  in  English
Keywords:
 EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, SEISMIC ACTIVITY, NATURAL DISASTERS, EARTHQUAKE ZONES, EARTHQUAKES, CONSTRUCTION, PREDISASTER PLANNING, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
Thematic Group:
WHO, (2003)
Thesaurus:
13.02.00 - Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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