The great influence of site effects on damage patterns produced by seismic events of the
past, stresses out the need to find proper relationships between the site local conditions and …

This paper presents a linear applied element method (AEM) modeling approach for
investigating the effects of the Mw 7.8 2015 Gorkha Nepal earthquake on a historical …

The preservation of cultural heritage has been a global concern. In the context of
vulnerability assessments and risk reduction strategies studied, historical monument …

On 25 April 2015, a Mw7. 8 earthquake struck near Gorka, Nepal. The earth-quake and its
aftershocks caused over 8,790 deaths and 22,300 injuries; a half a million homes were …

The purpose of this paper was to understand how Twitter users responded to the cultural
heritage damaged during the 2015 Nepal earthquake. This paper utilizes 201,457 tweets …

During the 2015 Gorkha earthquake of 7.8 M w that hit Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, numerous
Nepalese Pagodas suffered extensive damage while others collapsed. Risk reduction …

In an analysis of the reconstruction measures in the old city or Lalitpur (Patan) after the 2015
earthquakes in Nepal, it is shown that, contrary to usual assumptions, the reconstruction was …

The increasing commercialization of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has opened the
possibility of performing low-cost aerial image acquisition for the documentation of cultural …

In this paper, the use of non-destructive tests for the mechanical characterisation of earth-
based mortars in masonry joints is discussed. Four testing methods, namely the …

This article discusses seismic behavior of a multi-tier brick masonry pagoda strengthened
with modern materials. A three-tier pagoda, the Radha Krishna temple is studied. This Hindu …