UCM-URM5 Low-Rise with Poor Seismic Design

Taxonomy string
UCM-URM5 / LR (1) / PD
Construction Type
LBM: Load Bearing Masonry
GPSS Building Category
UCM-URM5: Rubble Stone in Cement Mortar Walls
Country
Nepal
GPSS Building Type
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-URM5: Rubble Stone in Cement Mortar Walls

3. Main structural system

UCM-URM5

<p>- Buildings constructed of rubble 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