The critical factor was the level of earthquake ground motion. A major earthquake struck gujarat, india, on 26 january 2001 at 08. Book excerpt how the 2001 earthquake changed gujarat forever a new study of the devastating bhuj earthquake controversially links the relief. While the earthquake was felt as far as nepal and in pakistan, its most heavy destruction was in the state of gujarat. Ppt national space systems powerpoint presentation free to download id. This event inflicted damages of varying extents to a large number of small to moderate size multizone earth dams in the vicinity of the epicenter. The bhuj earthquake is the first major earthquake to hit an urban area of india in the last 50 years. Bhuj earthquake india free download as powerpoint presentation. The epicentre was about 9 km southsouthwest of the village of chobari in bhachau taluka of kutch district of gujarat, india.
National information centre of earthquake engineering. Get under a heavy table or desk and hold on, or sit or stand against an inside wall. Overview of the bhuj earthquake 11 1 overview of the bhuj earthquake dr s p g madabhushi, team leader university of cambridge 1. The temple has been subjected to severe earthquake damage during the earthquake of 1819 and the bhuj earthquake of 2001. I wanted to use this data for the time history analysis in sap 2000 v16. According to the us geological survey, the intensity of the quake was 7. This is a video representation of what happened in bhuj. Observations from the bhuj earthquake of january 26, 2001 by s. The earthquake was felt in most parts of the country and 20 districts in the state of gujarat sustained damage. Ppt 2001 bhuj earthquake powerpoint presentation free. The january 26, 2001 earthquake a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.
The following are the major information relating to jan. Many injuries occur when people act on their impulse to run. Source parameters and tectonic implications of aftershocks. It is estimated there were nearly 20,000 deaths, 150,000 injuries and 15,700,000 people affected by the earthquake in the state of gujarat 1991 population 37,800,000. On 26 january 2001, an earthquake struck the kutch district of gujarat at 8.
Major damage was caused almost entirely by soil liquefaction in the alluvium. The bhuj earthquake of 2001 highlighted a striking disregard for structural design principles and quality of construction. Response spectrum of linear elastic system for 2001 bhuj earthquake one of the central problem of engineering seismology is the calculation of the behaviour of a structure subjected to a given ground motion. Kachchh earthquake rehabilitation hunnarshala foundation. After 2001, new norms were enforced for a city turned to rubble. The entire kutch region of gujarat, enclosed on three sides by the great runn of kutch, the little runn of kutch and the arabian sea, sustained highest damage with maximum intensity of shaking as high as x on the msk intensity. Bhuj earthquake india 2001 a complete study civildigital. The indian meteorological department estimated the intensity of the earthquake at 6. In the kutch district, about 258,000 houses 90% of the housing stock was. Fractal dimension and b value mapping of the aftershock sequence, pure appl. Earthquake hits near iran nuclear plant, injuring seven 08 jan, 2020, 06. Town planning schemes bhuj area development authority. What was the cause of the earthquake in gujarat 2001. This cdrom contains more than 400 images as well as the full text of the 398page bhuj, india, earthquake reconnaissance report, supplement a to earthquake spectra, volume 18, published in july 2002.
It is situated in the lowlands between the rann marsh and the gulf of kachchh kutch. Epicentre 20 km north east of bhuj, the headquarter of kutch. An earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden shifting of large sections of the earths crust. Bhuj earthquake of 2001, massive earthquake that occurred on jan. Bhuj, city, northwestern gujarat state, westcentral india. This earthquake was the first instance of an earthquake causing collapses of modern multistorey buildings in india, and it triggered unprecedented awareness amongst professionals, academics and the general public. Many prefer to search on the web, or go to the library, or explore an educational database or read publications. The earthquake was felt as far away as delhi in the north, kolkata in the east. Kutch often spelled kachch is the northwestern part of the indian state of gujarat, divided from the main part of the state by the arabian sea and a stretch of salt marshes. The most devastation earthquake in the last 150 years. Response and rescue operation in bhuj earthquake india. Geological survey, this quake was a complex earthquake, involving a small event followed by the larg. Ghosh, an appraisal of the 2001 bhuj earthquake mw 7. View earthquake in bhuj ppts online, safely and virusfree.
Our writers have gained deep experience in subjects they are writing for, so we can guarantee not only a nativespeaker level case study on bhuj earthquake ppt. The bhuj earthquake and its tectonic setting the mw7. National space systems a free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. Bhuj earthquake india earthquakes taxes free 30day. A collective of kachchhs ngos, kutch nav nirman abhiyan was formed in 1998 as a response to a devastating cyclone that ravaged parts of gujarat.
The republic day, bhuj earthquake of 26 january 2001. Analysis of earth dams affected by the 2001 bhuj earthquake. Base isolation system in new bhuj hospital the 300 bed bhuj hospital that claimed 176 lives when it collapsed during the major january 2001 gujarat earthquake is studied this was the first new building in india to be fitted with earthquake resistant nz developed base isolation technology structural engineers dunning thornton consultants. As nepal faces its biggest challenge rebuilding after the april 25 quake it could look at bhuj for solutions.
Maximum number of death and damage was at bhuj, which was the epicentre of earthquake. Since the earthquake, the baps has adopted 8 villages for total reconstruction and rehabilitation. The bhuj earthquake district of kutch, state of gujarat. How can we obtain the ground acceleration data for the. All sizes and hues, relief equipment, personnel and rescue teams with their equipment. The richter scale earthquake measured the magnitude of the quake between 7. Comparable events are the new madrid earthquakes of 18111812, the charleston earthquake of 1886, and the 1819 kachchh allah bund earthquake fig. The bhuj, india, earthquake of 26 january 2001, m s 7. Transportation trucks at times were not available and there was difficulty in finding labour for loading and unloading material.
The second biggest earthquake recorded was on july 21, 1956 in anjar. Ppt national space systems powerpoint presentation. The aina mahal, a palace built by rao lakhpatji in the 18th century and now a museum, is one of bhujs major tourist destinations. The earthquake was estimated by usgs to have a moment magnitude of 7. Explore bhuj earthquake profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of. Source parameters and tectonic implications of aftershocks of the m w 7. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. The 2001 bhujkachchh earthquake was one of the largest events in the stable continental regions scr of the world. Earthquakes are one of the most powerful events on earth, and they can be terrifying. Damage to a lesser extent also occurred in the adjoining states of madhya pradesh, maharashtra and rajasthan in india and in sindh province, pakistan. How can we obtain the ground acceleration data for the bhuj earthquake. This is consistent with low crustal attenuation in the indian shield andor. The 2001 gujarat earthquake, also known as the bhuj earthquake, occurred on 26 january, indias 52nd republic day, at 08.
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