6181A: Disaster Resilient Buildings Syllabus for Architecture 6th Sem 2021 Revision SITTTR (Professional Elective-III)

Disaster Resilient Buildings detailed syllabus for Architecture (AR) for 2021 revision curriculum has been taken from the SITTTRs official website and presented for the Architecture (AR) students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.

For Architecture 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Architecture (AR) 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-III scheme and its subjects refer to Architecture (AR) Professional Elective-III syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of disaster resilient buildings is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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Course Outcomes:

On completion of the course, the student will be able to:

Discuss the hazards caused due to natural disaster and provide a brief insight to disaster mitigation and management.
Identify the causes, impact and performance of structures, retrofitting and strengthening of existing structures both for cyclone and earthquake exclusively 1
Explain with basic principles, simulation techniques, design considerations, adaptable building construction techniques
Identify codes and practices separately for cyclone and earthquake resilient buildings

Module 1:

Brief introduction to different types of natural disaster, Occurrence of disaster in different climatic and geographical regions, hazard (earthquake and cyclone) map of the world and India, Regulations for disaster risk reduction, Post disaster recovery and rehabilitation (socio-economic consequences) – case studies.

Module 2:

Module 4:

General Planning and design consideration; Building forms, horizontal and vertical eccentricities, mass and stiffness distribution, soft storey etc.; Seismic effects related building configuration. Plan and vertical irregularities, redundancy and setbacks. Various Types and Construction details of: Foundations, plinth fill, flooring, walls, openings, roofs, terraces, parapets, and boundary walls, under-ground – staircases and isolation of structures.

Reference Books:

Burby, R. J. (1998). Cooperating with Nature. Confronting Natural Hazards with Land-Use Planning for Sustainable Communities. Washington: Joseph Henry Press
Dutta, S. C. and Mukhopadhyay, P. (2012). Improving Earthquakes and Cyclone Resistance of Structures: Guidelines for the Indian Subcontinent. TERI
ICIMOD. (2007). Disaster Preparedness for Natural Hazards: Current Status in India. Kathmandu: ICIMOD
Judy, L. B. (2012). Climate change, Disaster Risk and the urban poor – cities building resilience for a changing World. Washington DC: The World Bank
Holmes, J. D. (2007). Wind Loading of Structures. 2nd Ed. Taylor & Francis.
Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development. New York: UNDP. 26. World Bank. (2009). Handbook for Reconstructing after Natural Disasters.
Christopher, A. and Reitherman, R. (1982). Building configuration and Seismic Design. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Dyrbye, C. D., Dyrbye, C. and Dyrbye, C. (1997). Wind Loads on Structures. John Wiley.
Pelling, M. (2003). The Vulnerability of Cities: Social Resilience & Natural Disaster. London: Earthscan.

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