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UCM-URM2 Low-Rise with Poor Seismic Design

Taxonomy string
UCM-URM2 / LR (1) / PD
Construction Type
LBM: Load Bearing Masonry
GPSS Building Category
UCM-URM2: Rubble Stone in Mud Mortar Walls
Country
Nepal
GPSS Building Type
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Taxonomy Parameters
Single storied

1. Height range

LR (1)

<p>Single story</p>

Poor design

2. Seismic design level

PD

<p>- Poor construction quality and workmanship<br>- No seismic enhancement measures<br>- Building designed to withstand gravity loads</p>

UCM-URM2: Rubble Stone in Mud Mortar Walls

3. Main structural system

UCM-URM2

<p>- Buildings constructed of rubble stone in mud mortar<br>- Walls are generally thick at about 410 to 500 mm in average<br>- Walls usually have two wythes</p>

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UCM-URM2/LR(1)/PD/FD/NI/SP/SO/RF/NP/OS/PC/VN
UCM-URM2 Low-Rise with Poor Seismic Design