Asian-Pacific Aquaculture 2019

June 19 - 21, 2019

Chennai Tamil Nadu - India

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR) OF PORT BLAIR, SOUTH ANDAMAN

Nupur Mistry V1 and Balaji S
1, 2 Department of Coastal Disaster Management,
Pondicherry University,
Port Blair 744112
ar.mistry9090@gmail.com
 

Population explosion, urban agglomeration for job opportunity, accelerated development have led into heavy construction of RCC building around Port Blair City of South Andaman Island. Earthquake building code is not strictly followed in the majority of the structure which is a real challenge for the sustainability of the building. Moreover, the technology code is not the only solution for the safety of the building and attention should be given to the architectural configuration.  The architectural inputs provides an idea how to strengthen the building with the embedded architectural design.  Keeping in view of all these, an attempt has been made to integrate architectural design, incorporation of innovative and updated techniques in constructions practices of Port Blair of South Andaman. Moreover, the faults in quality design approaches and the lacunas of construction techniques adopted and prevalent in this island are analyzed.