Chouhan, S; Narang, A and Mukherjee, M (2024) Multihazard risk assessment of educational institutes of dehradun, uttarakhand. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 15(1), pp. 45-58. ISSN 1759-5916
Abstract
Purpose: In the event of a disaster, educational institutions like schools serve as lifeline buildings. Hence, it is crucial to safeguard these buildings for the communities that may depend on the school as a disaster shelter and aid center. Thus, this paper aims to conduct a multihazard risk assessment survey at 50 schools (with 246 building blocks) in Dehradun. Design methodology approach: The past few decades have witnessed the impact of multihazard frequency in Uttarakhand, India, due to the geographical features of the Himalayas and its neo-tectonic mountain-building process. Dehradun is the capital of Uttarakhand state and comes under seismic zone IV, which is highly prone to earthquakes. Findings: The hazard assessment is divided into two types of surveys: first, building-level surveys that include rapid visual screening, nonstructural risk assessment and fire safety audit, and second, campus-level surveys that include vulnerability analysis for earthquake, flood, industrial hazard, landslide and wind. Social implications: This paper will list several gaps and unrecognized practices in the region that increase the schools' multihazard risk. The study’s outcome will help prioritize the planning of disaster awareness, retrofitting execution, future construction practices and decision-making to minimize the risk and prepare the school for the upcoming disasters. Originality value: Physical data were collected by the author to determine the multihazard risk analysis in 50 schools in the Dehradun District of Uttarakhand, India. The building- and campus-level surveys have been used to generate a database for the retrofit and renovation process for each individual school to use their budget fruitfully and in a planned way. The survey conducted is more effort and a more detailed risk evaluation which necessitates effectively mitigating and ensuring the potential safety of the region’s schools.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | multihazard; rapid visual screening; risk assessment; school safety; vulnerability survey |
| Index terms: | screening, building process, risk assessment, earthquake, decision-making, renovation, vulnerability, retrofitting, fire safety, risk analysis, landslide, audit, India, hazard assessment, survey, methodology, database |
| Subjects: | research methods, decision analysis, building construction, Geography, renovation and retrofit, data management, management, health safety and environment, data collection methods, financial risk, environmental hazards, performance measurement |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, Sustainability, Risk Management, Site Management, Research Practice, Health and Safety, Quality Management, Digital Applications, Human Resources, Geographical Context, Cost Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTE |
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