Criteria for Building Being UNSAFE

S.N. Conditions

1 Building has collapsed, partially collapsed, or moved off its foundation

2 Building or any story is significantly out of plumb

Obvious severe damage to primary structural members, severe cracking of walls, severe cracking of columns, beam-column joints, buckling of rei
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bars, or other signs of severe distress present

4 Obvious parapet, chimney, or other falling hazard present

5 Large fissures in ground, massive ground movement, or slope displacement present

Damage Grades Extent of Damage Suggested post-earthquake actions

G1 Negligible-slight damage Fine cracks in plaster over frame Building need not be vacated, only architectural repairs needed,
(no structural, slight members or in walls at the base,
Seismic strengthening advised.
non-structural)
Fine cracks in partitions and infill

G2 Moderate damage Cracks in columns and beams of Architecture repairs needed,

frame and in structural walls,
(slight structural, Seismic strengthening advised.
moderate non-structural Cracks in partition and infill walls,
damage) fall of brittle plaster and cladding,
falling mortar from joints of wall
panel

G3 Substantial to heavy Cracks in column and beam at the Cracks in wall need grouting, architectural repairs required,
Damage (moderate base, spalling of concrete covers,
Structural, heavy non- buckling of steel bars, Seismic strengthening advised
structural damage)
Large cracks in partitions and infill
walls, failure of individual infill
panels

G4 Very heavy damage Large cracks in structural elements Vacate the building, demolish and construct or extensive restoration and
(Heavy structural , very with compression failure of strengthening
heavy non- structural concrete and fracture of rebars,
damage) bond failure of beam bars, tilting of
 columns, collapse of few columns or
single upper floor

G5 Destruction (Very heavy Collapse of ground floor or parts of Clear the site and reconstruction
structural damage) the building