Wind vulnerability and strengthening of Bhutanese vernacular roofs

Chettri, Nimesh; Dhaurali, Govinda; Neopaney, Tekindra; Cheki, Tshering; Gautam, Dipendra

doi:10.1080/19475705.2022.2086830

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“…Bhutanese Architectural Guidelines (Ministry of Works and Human Settlement 2014), identifies four types of traditional Bhutanese roof forms namely-Jabzhi roof, Jamthok roof, Drangim roof, and Chenkhep roof. Jabzhi roofs are either single layered or multi layered roofs, which are square hipped having four distinctive corners (Chettri et al, 2022).…”

Section: Traditional Architectural Typology Of Bhutanmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vernacular Architecture of Bhutan as a Brand: Paradigms and Paradoxes

2023

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Bhutan is an inland country in the Himalayan region of South-central Asia, and is known for its unique culture and vernacular architecture. Vernacular architecture of Bhutan reflects its rich cultural heritage, religious beliefs, and historical significance and the natural setting. This paper examines the unique attributes of vernacular architecture of Bhutan and how the Government of Bhutan has gainfully utilized it for promoting Bhutan's unique identity.The study includes observational study of the settlements in Bhutan, documentation of architectural styles, field-based notes on vernacular terminology related to building units, materials and elements of culture around the buildings. The study also examines the collaborative approach of the Bhutan government with organizations like UNESCO, World Bank and NGOs that have promoted the vernacular practices for building.The paper findings show how the successful examples of promoting vernacular architecture from Bhutan can be used as a model or strategy for conserving cultural and built heritage as a brand and can be relevant in the South Asian context. The paper also discusses the paradox of how the balance between tourism and the unique identity of a place must be strategically placed to protect the distinctiveness of built environments, which otherwise depends significantly on tourism for sustenance.

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Section: Traditional Architectural Typology Of Bhutanmentioning

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Vernacular Architecture of Bhutan as a Brand: Paradigms and Paradoxes

2023

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“…Despite the increasing attention to this topic, the literature on cultural heritage multi-hazard vulnerability assessment, and specifically churches, is limited. Several authors addressed this topic from a single hazard perspective focusing on earthquake [15]- [22], flood [23], [24], fire [9], [25], [26], and windstorm [27], among others. However only few authors investigated the topic from a multi-hazard point of view.…”

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Definition of Multi-Hazard Vulnerability Indicators for Cultural Heritage Buildings

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et al. 2023

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COM

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The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction recognizes the importance of cultural heritage for society and emphasize the need to assess their vulnerability from multiple hazards. Developing adequate multi-hazard vulnerability assessment processes is fundamental to this end. Still, given the large number of cultural heritage assets that can be exposed to different hazards in a region, the development of simplified multi-hazard approaches that can provide an initial risk screening of multiple assets to identify the need for more detailed analyses plays a central role for prioritization.In this context, we propose an index-based multi-hazard vulnerability assessment methodology for churches, able to consider vulnerability from earthquakes, floods, and fire. The proposed multi-hazard index has been obtained by combining a series of indicators, defined by performing a literature review. The indicators were selected due to their relevance for the vulnerability classification of the assets but also their ability to be easily scored from remotely sensed data or fast in situ screening. The presented research describes in detail each indicator and provides insights on how they should be scored and integrated to obtain the overall multihazard vulnerability index for churches. The vulnerability indicators constitute the primary component of a five-step, multi-hazard vulnerability assessment methodology that can be flexibly applied as a prioritization method to rapidly screen multiple assets and identify the most vulnerable churches that may require a more detailed assessment. The methodology is tested on a series of case study applications in Portugal and Italy.

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