Modern Buildings Include Various Disaster Management Systems And Preventive Measures

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India is not new to natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, cyclones, and tsunami. The intensity and frequency with which these are occurring has increased drastically over the last years due to global climate change. The repercussions of these include loss of lives, loss of property, and economic losses. This has taken a huge toll on our nation and hence it is very necessary to plan efficiently to mitigate various effects of these natural disasters. Understanding these natural disasters and their impacts can help us come up with ways to minimize the damage.

Losing one’s house and property is like losing one’s identity and hence, it becomes very necessary to prevent the complete destruction of houses and habitat. Loss of life and property can be effectively prevented by careful design and planning of upcoming buildings and also by remodelling existing buildings. Buildings can be made disaster resistant by incorporating novel techniques at an early stage of any construction project, so that the designs and materials used will be based on these considerations. The location, the common hazard which can ...
... occur, and the use of the building are the major factors which are taken into account during the designing process of these buildings.

Regulations and building standards are being set by governing bodies in different countries in order to minimize the effects of natural disasters. These requirements help define best practices and minimum mitigation requirements for any new building. Local bodies are also devising various regulations to mitigate local specific hazards. The cost of these buildings can be reduced by careful planning and minimizing the cost of non-structural element.

Bangalore is mainly prone to earthquakes and hence buildings here can be designed based on the level of earthquake resistance desired. It is possible to minimize non-structural damage, prevent structural damage during a mild ground shaking and also prevent collapse of the building and serious structural damage during major earthquakes. Various building components such as braced frames, diaphragms, shear walls, visco-elastic dampers, hysteretic-loop dampers, and other new ingenious materials are being used in new buildings.

In Bangalore various well-known real estate developers have started constructing disaster resistant buildings. Sterling Developers Pvt Ltd one of the leading property developers in Bangalore has used RCC framed structure for earthquake resistance in their new project Sterling Villa Grande. Ensuring safety of their clients’ being the primary focus, Sterling has also included various normal preventive methods in Villa Grande.

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