IIT Guwahati holds two-day symposium on socio-technological aspects of seismic disaster
India Today
IIT Guwahati organised a two-day symposium on the socio-technological aspects of seismic disaster and its mitigation.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati organised a two-day symposium on Socio-Technological Aspects of Seismic Disaster and Mitigation (STASDM) on June 23, 2022, and June 24, 2022, to celebrate 60 years of the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET). The Centre for Disaster Management and Research (CDMR), IIT Guwahati, North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC), and ISET organised the event, where students, as well as faculty from different North East and other parts of India, participated in the event.
Some of the key speakers who participated in this event include:
The event emphasised upon several important themes, like seismic hazard, soil structure interaction, seismic analysis of structures, Paleoseismology, society, gender, and earthquakes, among others.
The symposium included plenary talks which were followed by discussions in the field of Seismic Disaster and Mitigation by various speakers from across India.
Additionally, the talks were delivered in both online and offline mode.
Further, the conference focused on the role of learning from historical earthquakes, confined masonry, the role of local soil in amplifying ground shaking, the inclusion of earthquake loading on structural and foundation design towards minimizing induced damage due to earthquakes.
