| Sanction Date: | 09.08.2024 | |||
| Project Category | SG | |||
| Year | 2024-2025 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | |||
| BTA : | ID - Disaster & Hazard Mitigation | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Kinnaur and Lahual & Spiti Himachal Pradesh. |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
Dept. of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad Dhanbad-826004, Jharkhand
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| 1. | After completing the model testing and validation using Finite Element (FE) modeling, we will engage our local partner before proceeding with the onsite demonstration and training for technocrats and users. During this phase, we will share all relevant details. | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. Sanket Nayak |
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| Project Brief Description: | Masonry is the most commonly and extensively used construction across hilly terrains and mountainous regions. However, these structures are vulnerable to being hit by boulders induced by rainfall triggered landslides. Geological disasters like rock falls, landslides, and debris flow are frequent in hilly areas, which causes severe damage to masonry structures due to the high impact force. In fact, brittle nature of masonry and presence of weak joints (head joints between bricks and bed joint between brick layers), make such structures more vulnerable to dynamic impact forces, leading to collapse. The consequences of a rock fall event can put the people, infrastructure, and environmental activities at risk and can adversely affect the economy to a great extent. The failure pattern of masonry structures in case of rock fall impact differs from the structures subjected to seismic loads. For example, the failure modes like the generation of holes occurring in the wall due to rock fall impact, unlike out-of-plane bending and in-plane shearing failure during a seismic event. There are quite a good number of research studies available towards the improved performance of masonry structures subjected to seismic events. However, the researches oriented towards the rock fall impact triggered by landslides on masonry dwellings (the prime habitat of common people) are rarely available in literature. In this context, the proposed research is an effort towards enhancement of performance of such structures against impact loading. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | The successful implementation of the project with onsite demonstration, training and development of guidelines may be helpful for the peoples of the hilly region as a whole. After development of guidelines, the implementation of the techniques may not be restricted to the Kinnaur, and Lahaul and Spiti regions of Himachal Pradesh only. |
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| Activity Chart | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 49,00,000 (Rupees: Forty Nine Lakh Only)) | |||
| 1st Installment (in Rs.) : | Rs. 12,25,000 (Rupees: Twelve lakh twenty five thousand only) [25% of Total Project Cost] | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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• Damage assessment of low-rise masonry dwellings due to rock mass impact resulting from landslides. • Development of experimental test set up for model testing of unreinforced masonry buildings and assessment of performance enhancement. • Development of finite element modelling for validation of experimental results of model structures and extending it for in-situ low-rise masonry dwellings. • Onsite demonstration of safety solution techniques (laboratory to land approach). • Development of design guidelines for low-rise masonry housing in hilly regions. |
•Easy to implement cost-effective technology of model structures against rock fall impact with proven efficacy. • Development & extending of experimentally validated finite element modelling for full scale structures. • Onsite demonstration for large scale application through capacity building of technocrats, and technology transfer. • Building Guidelines for submission to BIS for a cost-effective and resilient housing for hilly region. • Knowledge products and research publications (minimum 5 Nos.) |
• No. of Datasets/ Database: (Nos.); • No. of Models/ Prototypes (Nos.); • No. of Assessment/ Analytical/ Strategic Frameworks and/ or Reports (Nos.); • No. of Technical/ Technological Manuals/ Educational/ Awareness Guidelines: On-site demonstration of safety solution techniques (laboratory-to-land approach) manual, etc. (Nos.); • Scope of Patent(s) and/ or Technological/ Industrial Transfer. • Stakeholders capacity built: Trainings and Workshops along with beneficiaries (Nos.); • No. of Knowledge Products: Research articles, Book Chapters, Popular articles, etc. (Nos.); |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| 1. | 01 JRF | @ Rs.37,000/month |
| 2. | 01 SRF | @ Rs.42,000/month |
| 3. | Project Assistant | @ Rs.20,000/month |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | High Computing, Capacity workstation- Rs.300000/-, Customized Fabricated Rock fall impact Test Setup- Rs.300000/-, Data Acquisition System with Sensors- Rs.300000.00 | 9,00,000/- |
