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This document is a statement of purpose from a civil engineer working in Nepal who is interested in pursuing graduate study. The applicant's background is in seismic design of buildings and their master's thesis focused on performance-based seismic design. Their interest is in developing expertise in displacement-based seismic design of hybrid coupled core wall structures with replaceable links that consider torsional response. This topic aims to develop more economically efficient seismic-resistant building systems that limit damage and reduce post-earthquake repair costs. Upon completing graduate study, the applicant aims to gain a higher position working in research related to building construction technology.

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Statement of Purpose (Sop)

This document is a statement of purpose from a civil engineer working in Nepal who is interested in pursuing graduate study. The applicant's background is in seismic design of buildings and their master's thesis focused on performance-based seismic design. Their interest is in developing expertise in displacement-based seismic design of hybrid coupled core wall structures with replaceable links that consider torsional response. This topic aims to develop more economically efficient seismic-resistant building systems that limit damage and reduce post-earthquake repair costs. Upon completing graduate study, the applicant aims to gain a higher position working in research related to building construction technology.

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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (SOP)

I am a civil engineer, working at Department of Urban Development and Building


Construction (DUDBC), a leading government enterprise which deals with the design and
construction of building sector in Nepal. During the work period I have been exposed to a wide
variety of building construction types and techniques and gained extensive knowledge in the
related field. I have, however found an area in which my curiosity and my ability are suitably
paired. It is the design of high-rise buildings with different innovatory techniques resisting lateral
forces of earthquake. During the Under Graduation and Master level of study inclination was
always toward the seismic resistant design of building. I completed master thesis in sector of
performance Based Seismic Design of Building and it is also within this area that my research
interests reside.

Although, my strength is concentrated towards design of buildings, my curiosity is by no


means limited to the topic. I believe that I have a solid foundation, but through a program of
graduate study and research I hope to develop expertise in this and other related areas. One such
area of interest is toward the Displacement Based Seismic Design of Hybrid Coupled core Wall
structure with replaceable links and considering torsional response. Though the catastrophic failure
has been reduced due to advancement of seismic design and construction, direct and indirect
financial implication due to repair cost, downtime during repairs, and business interruptions could
be very high not only for the property owners but also for the surrounding communities. Therefor
there is need to develop economically efficient seismic resistant structural system that limits
damage and reduce the impacts of post-earthquake repairs like above mentioned topic. This topic
also incorporates torsional response developed as it focusses on medium to high rise buildings.
The links proposed is of different material and it’s location in building structure is proposed to be
optimized. As seismic damage directly related to deformation, the Direct Displacement Based
methodology aims to design the structure in order to achieve the target displacement corresponding
to a given seismic hazard level. Steel coupling beam with replaceable link is an innovative
alternative for improving the seismic resilience of coupled wall system and developing
economically efficient structural system as the damaged part can be replaced. Further, your
graduate program would permit me to incorporate my areas of interest into an applied research
project under the mentorship of the faculty in Civil Engineering department.

Ultimately, I aim to gain the higher position in the organization I have been involved and
work in field of research related to building construction technology and continue my involvement
in innovative research while directly encouraging the developments of aspiring engineers on field
of work. In this manner I believe I can make a significant and purposeful contribution to the
scientific community while giving a great deal of personal satisfaction.

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