UCM-URM6 Low-Rise with Medium Seismic Design

Taxonomy string
UCM-URM6 / MR / LD
Construction Type
LBM: Load Bearing Masonry
GPSS Building Category
UCM-URM6: Dressed Stone in Cement Mortar Walls
Country
Nepal
GPSS Building Type
Taxonomy Parameters
Low design

1. Seismic design level

LD

<p>- Fair construction quality and workmanship<br>- Few seismic enhancement measures<br>- Building designed for low lateral loads</p>

Mid rise

2. Height range

MR

<p>2 to 3 stories</p>

UCM-URM6: Dressed Stone in Cement Mortar Walls

3. Main structural system

UCM-URM6

<p>- Buildings constructed of dressed or semi-dressed quarry stone in cement mortar walls<br>- Mortar mix is usually 1:6 or leaner<br>- Walls are generally thick at about 410 to 500 mm in average<br>- Walls usually have two wythes</p>

Vulnerability