Facilities

Important research areas

 

  • Seismological Studies
  • Characteristics of Strong Ground Motion
  • Seismic Hazard Assessment and Microzonation
  • Remote sensing/GIS/SAR based studies
  • Finite Difference Seismic Simulation
  • Design Earthquake Parameters
  • Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures
  • Seismic Upgradation of Low Cost Housing
  • Nonlinear Earthquake Response of Structures
  • Seismic Safety of Special Structures
  • Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit
  • Earthquake Resistant Design of Foundations
  • Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction
  • Counter Measures for Liquefaction

Equipment
Ambient vibration measuring system
Computer Controlled biaxial shake table 3.5 x 3.5m with payload of 20t.

 

Cross bore hole wave propagation test equipment
Dynamic triaxial apparatus
Oscillatory shear box
Quasi-static testing facility

TESTING
Full scale testing of equipment Installation of strong motion instruments Laboratory testing of soils Model testing of structures Micro-earthquake field surveys Seismological instrumentation

Seismological studies carried out by Department of Earthquake Engineering

Digital seismological monitoring around Tehri Dam