7 safety measures for buildings that should not be Compromised
Sky is the limit for builders not only at the time of construction of high rise building but also when it comes to bringing in matchless luxury and brand new amenities to their projects. The severity of fatalities caused by recent natural disasters reveals that developers competency in building sky scrapers with unbeatable luxury but failed to ensure minimum safety measures.
Luxury amenities like splash pools, jacuzzi’s, resort-like salons and spas, luxury flooring, and private gardens always top the credential list of developers to woo prospective buyer having high income and high propensity to consume. The safety measures will mostly go disregarded thanks to unbeatable luxury amenities, which grasp whole attention.
Every disaster set stage for hot discussions on how to make building disaster resistant instantly. The developers can do their part by putting little attentiveness to bring in basic safety measures, which would cost less when compared to cost incurred to build a peerless luxury mansions.
The construction which meets the basic structural safety standard can defend earth quake to certain extent. The advanced earth quake resistant technology and quality construction material can make a building nearly earth quake proof. At the same time it should be kept in mind that the technology can help buildings to withstand a certain magnitude of earthquake. But a 100% earthquake-proof building is beyond the bound of possibility, till man beats nature completely. The building can be made earth quake resistant either by making the building strong or by making them more flexible, as the building can balance itself against the tremor on earth surface.
Certain safety measures are as follows:
• Buildings should be constructed on strong pile foundations resting on hard strata.
• A scientific soil study should be conducted to ensure that the land is qualified for construction and suitable ground improvement measures would be undertaken as per requirement.
• Our efficient engineer’s teams supervise the construction and ensure that the building materials are of top quality.
• The use of earthquake resistant steel which is known as TMT steel in construction can prevent large scale damage to buildings. Properly designed steel structures can have high ductility, which is key characteristic for resisting earthquakes. Steel bars are also used to improve the bond with concrete. The chemical as well as mechanical properties of the bars also should be of high standard.
• In hilly terrains slope stabilising measures can help to some extent to arrest the damage.
• It is always better to restrict construction to light-weight materials and low-rise structures in highly earthquake-prone region. Building in safe zones will become vulnerable if the construction is against prevailing standards.
• It is highly advisable to use embedded metal strips which can preserve the integrity of the buildings to a large extent. The modern buildings with proper structural design and detailing possess desired strength and ductility to withstand earthquake to a great extent.
Joy Kapur, Managing Director, Woodlands Housing
The views expressed in this article are author´s own
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