Journal of Geography & Natural Disasters
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-0587
ISSN: 2167-0587
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Research Article
Earthquake Vulnerability Mapping Using Binary Comparison Matrix and Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) In Lalmatia, Dhaka
Author(s): Tanzila Aktar Shawon, Mohammad Mizanur Rahman*, Akter Mahmud, Mohammad Zibon Ahmmed and Sabrina Sharmin
Background: Bangladesh is in a high-risk zone of earthquake hazard due to historical records, geological evident and recent trends in earthquake. The Comprehensive Disaster Management Program (CDMP) predicting a seven-magnitude earthquake causing serious human tragedy in Dhaka owing to the defective structure. This study considered the characteristics of RCC building elements and their behaviors to assess the risk against earthquake vulnerability in Lalmatia of Dhaka city. The purpose of this study is to assess the earthquake vulnerability in the existing buildings using Turkish method and to investigate the earthquake vulnerability priority using Analytical Hierarchy Process.
Methods: This study considered the Turkish method for calculating building seismic performance by Peak Ground Velocity (PGV). In the method of this research, a pa.. View More»