Behaviour of buildings during Karaikal Cyclone - December 1993

• Main Authors: Sambu Potty, Narayanan, M.S., Mathews
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 1995
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/9824/1/nationalconftvm1995.pdf; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/9824/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

This paper briefly reviews the behaviour of buildings during the Karaikal cyclone (December 1993). A brief description of the cyclone is also given. The cyclone damage survey revealed that large number of low rise buildings have been severely affected by the cyclone. The performance of different typ...