Presentation on

Disaster Resilience and Sustainability

through Seismic Retrofitting in Bangladesh

Presented by
Public Works Department
under Ministry of Housing and Public Works
BANGLADESH
 Seismic Risk of Bangladesh
Significant regional Earthquakes
Many small-scale
Year Magnitude Source Area
earthquakes in 2021
1869 7.5 Chacar, India
1885 7.0 Sirajgonj, Bangladesh
1897 8.7 Great Indian EQ
1918 7.6 Srimongol, Bangladesh
1930 7.1 Dhubri, India
1950 8.5 Assam, Himalaya
1954 7.4 Monipur, India
2015 7.5 Barpak, Nepal
2015 7.1 Nepal
2016 7.2 India-Myanmar Border
Source – Bangladesh Meteorological Dept.

Building
Collapse
Life Loss
Background

Tilting of Buildings
Major Cracks
 Vulnerability of Buildings
Damage Prediction as per CDMP, 2009 for
Apparent Building
Quality of Major Cities Buildings in Dhaka Metropolitan due to M7.5
scale earthquake near Madhupur Fault
60%

50%
Total Buildings = 326,825 72,000 Buildings
40% may Damage
30%
beyond repair
20%
May be
Safe
22%
10% 29%
0%
DHAKA CHATTOGRAM SYLHET

Poor
49% Moderate
Average Damage
Source: CDMP, 2009 Good
 Building Safety Concern
Demolish & Reconstruction
Maintain Continuous
Functionality of
Space for Occupant Important Structures.
Relocation [Hospitals, Fire
Stations, Schools]
 36 Billion USD required for DHAKA Metro.
Huge Stock of  42% of National budget 2020-21.
Vulnerable
Urban Buildings Any
Alternati
ve?
 RETROFIT of Building

RETROFIT
Restora
ion
Repair
Strengt
hening Figure: Retrofit Methods
Source: www.nishimatsu.co.jp
 RETROFIT Techniques

Column Jacketing Steel Framed Brace Beam Strengthening

Carbon Fiber
Wrapping
Wing
Wall
RC Wall Installation
 Retrofit Scenario in Bangladesh

RETROFIT under PWD

Public Sector Private Sector

Fire Radio
Hospi BMD-
Stati Stati RMG Factory
tal HQ
on on
Japanese methodology has been adopted for Retrofit by PWD.
 Retrofit Example-1 (Public Building)
Tejgaon Fire Station Retrofit Work (June 2014 - March 2015)

RETROFIT COST
compared to NEW
CONSTRUCTION?

Approx.
30%
Retrofit Example-2 (Private Building)
DK Knitwear Ltd. Retrofit Work (2014 - 2015)

RETROFIT COST
compared to NEW
CONSTRUCTION?

Within
10%
 Experiment for Retrofit
Technology Adoption

Apparatus Setup Test Frame without Infill Test Frame with Infill

Pullout Test of Epoxy Anchor Flowability Test Rebound Hammer Test

 Publications For Building Safety
Seismic
Evaluati
on

Seismic Retrofit
Design
PWD Design

Man
Vulnera
uals
bility Quality
Assess Control
ment of
and Design
Damag &
e Constru
Predicti ction
on
 RETROFIT for Disaster Resilience
• Cost effective compared to Reconstruction.
Economic • Less budget requirement for Disaster Risk
Reduction.

Enhanced Building Life Building Safety

No Space requirement for Relocation

Building remains Functional during Retrofit

• Investment friendly
Sustainability of Infrastructure • Economic growth
THANK YOU