A5066098269- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
- Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
- Seismic Performance and Analysis
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Landslides and related hazards
- Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Value Engineering and Management
- Knowledge Management and Technology
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center
2024
University of Michigan
2024
ORCID
2024
Tribhuvan University
2018-2022
Institute of Engineering
2018-2022
Nepal Development Research Institute
2017-2018
On 3 November 2023, a moment magnitude (MW) 5.7 (Local Magnitude, ML6.4) earthquake struck the western region of Nepal, one most powerful seismic events since 1505 in region. Even though was moderate magnitude, it caused significant damage to several masonry buildings and slope failures some regions. The field reconnaissance carried out on 6–9 by study team, following earthquake, conducted first-hand preliminary assessment three affected districts—Jajarkot; West Rukum; Salyan. This covers...
Participation is an often-demanded process in disaster risk reduction (DRR). However, it often unclear who understands what under this term. International organizations such as the United Nations have promoted participation their DRR strategies since 1980s, but further research needed on its opportunities and limitations. Here we highlight understood by according to different actors various international contexts. This study was motivated a workshop where flood-risk resilience experts from...
The Gorkha earthquake on April 25, 2015 had significantly affected the livelihood of people and overall economy in Nepal. caused damage to about half a million private public buildings, apart from other infrastructures including schools, hospitals, roads, hydropower, irrigation canals, etc. lives 8 people. With significant numbers actors stakeholders involved reconstruction process, no relief has reached ground or is observable even after 3 years disaster. government formed National...
The Gorkha earthquake on April 25, 2015 has significantly affected the livelihood of people and overall economy in Nepal, causing severe damage destruction central Nepal including nation's capital. 800 thousand buildings were leaving 8 million homeless. Challenge reconstruction optimum houses is arduous for Government background its turmoil political scenario weak governance apart from difficult geographical terrain. Albeit, with significant number stakeholders involved process, no...
This paper reports the structural failures and collapse of heritage structures in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, during 2015 Nepal earthquake, presents preliminary findings regarding causes collapses. Field reconnaissance was carried out immediately after main shock (Mw 7.8) on April 25 strongest aftershock 7.3) May 12. It observed that performance influenced by combination several factors, including architecture type, configuration deficiency, local site effects ground-motion characteristics, age...
A destructive earthquake of moment magnitude Mw 7.8 struck central Nepal on April 25, 2015, followed by hundreds aftershocks. preliminary report the Department Archaeology (DOA), Nepal, suggested that as many 745 monuments in 20 districts were affected. The heritage structures are crucial sectors for development, mainly through tourism and employment generation. However, over three years following Gorkha earthquake, collapsed not reconstructed. This paper explores progress reconstruction...