@inbook{44951a372052409ebebfa275404e4d19,
title = "Features and seismic response of large masonry structures: a case study of Singh Durbar main building, Nepal",
abstract = "This chapter presents an overview of the construction technology and vulnerability of monumental masonry constructions in Nepal. The main administrative center is considered as a case study building and in situ and laboratory test results are presented to characterize the masonry construction that is native to Nepal but has similarities with Greco-Roman features. The damage observations during the Gorkha earthquake are presented and various failure mechanisms are described in this contribution.",
keywords = "Brick masonry, Gorkha earthquake, Monumental masonry, Neoclassical building, Seismic vulnerability",
author = "Parajuli, \{Rishi Ram\}",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1016/B978-0-12-821087-1.00013-2",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780128210871",
series = "Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering",
publisher = "Elsevier",
pages = "355--375",
editor = "Rajesh Rupakhety and Dipendra Gautam",
booktitle = "Masonry construction in active seismic regions",
address = "Netherlands",
}