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    Nepal is ranked 11th in the world in vulnerability to earthquakes. The UNDP initiated a project called ERRRP to improve earthquake preparedness and recovery planning in 5 municipalities in Nepal. The goal of the project is to improve earthquake disaster mitigation through better training of engineers in earthquake engineering design. Poorly designed buildings, not earthquakes, cause loss of life. This manual was developed to train municipal and other engineers on structural analysis and earthquake resistant design using software and Nepal's building codes. It is intended to help regulatory agencies better enforce seismic design standards and reduce vulnerability.

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    Nepal is ranked 11th in the world in vulnerability to earthquakes. The UNDP initiated a project called ERRRP to improve earthquake preparedness and recovery planning in 5 municipalities in Nepal. The goal of the project is to improve earthquake disaster mitigation through better training of engineers in earthquake engineering design. Poorly designed buildings, not earthquakes, cause loss of life. This manual was developed to train municipal and other engineers on structural analysis and earthquake resistant design using software and Nepal's building codes. It is intended to help regulatory agencies better enforce seismic design standards and reduce vulnerability.

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    DUDBC Engineers Training Manual Volume 1 4

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    Nepal is ranked 11th in the world in vulnerability to earthquakes. The UNDP initiated a project called ERRRP to improve earthquake preparedness and recovery planning in 5 municipalities in Nepal. The goal of the project is to improve earthquake disaster mitigation through better training of engineers in earthquake engineering design. Poorly designed buildings, not earthquakes, cause loss of life. This manual was developed to train municipal and other engineers on structural analysis and earthquake resistant design using software and Nepal's building codes. It is intended to help regulatory agencies better enforce seismic design standards and reduce vulnerability.

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    Foreword

    Nepal is a country that stands at 11th rank in the world with respect to vulnerability to
    earthquake hazards. In this context UNDP/BCPR (Bureau of Crisis Prevention and
    Recovery) with the support of Government of Japan initiated an Earthquake Risk
    Reduction and Recovery Preparedness (ERRRP) program in five high risk South Asian
    countries: Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. ERRRP Project is being
    implemented by the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MPPW) in close
    coordination with other line ministries and Programme Municipalities. ERRRP project is
    engaged in carrying out various activities related to Earthquake safe constructions,
    Earthquake preparedness and recovery planning in five municipalities of Nepal located in
    different development regions. They are Biratnagar, Hetauda, Pokhara, Birendranagar
    and Dhangadhi.

    The ultimate aim of the project is sustainable earthquake disaster mitigation in Nepal by
    better training and capacity building of professional engineers in earthquake engineering.
    As we all know, earthquakes do not kill people but poorly designed or constructed
    buildings do. A properly designed, detailed and constructed structure can resist an
    earthquake of high intensity. But in Nepal, due to lack of manpower and technical
    competence, regulatory agencies are lagging behind to properly enforce seismic design
    Codes and standards.

    The Department of Urban Development and Building construction is the main agency
    responsible for the implementation of the Building Act. National Building Codes
    including the NBC 105: Seismic Design of Buildings in Nepal are developed as
    provisioned by the Act. This manual is therefore expected to be useful for the department
    in future conduction of training programs on "Structural Analysis and Earthquake
    Resistant Design of Buildings Using SAP 2000 and Nepal National Building Code" for
    Municipal and other professional engineers, designers, architects etc.

    This manual has been developed by the ERRRP project with professional input from the
    National Society for Earthquake Technology-Nepal (NSET) and is based on the
    experiences gained by the project during conduction of similar trainings in its 5 project
    municipalities. This document is assumed to serve as a standard training curriculum and
    ready-to-use training material that covers a wide range of seismicity, its design,
    assessment and will considerably help in implementation of Building Codes.

    This manual is being prepared in two separate volumes to ensure easiness of its use.
    Volume I covers the theoretical aspects of seismicity, earthquake resistant design and
    assessment and general provisions of National Building Code whereas the Volume II
    covers its practical aspects including computer based applications.

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