Presently available simplified analytical methods and semi-empirical methods for the analysis of buried pipelines subjected to fault motion are suitable only for the strike-slip and the normal-slip type fault motions, and ...

Good seismic performance of modern confined masonry construction practiced in many countries relies on two key features, namely confinement and bond between masonry walls and reinforced concrete confining elements that ...

Location of centers of rigidity (CR) in a confined masonry building is sensitive to the aspect ratio of constituting walls and wall-piers (in case of wall with openings). These centers, generally, do not lie on one vertical ...

Dholavira is one of the five largest Harappan cities located in Khadir Island, district Kachchh, in the state of Gujarat, India. An ancient Harappan city was found there with superbly planned, aesthetic architecture and ...