Disaster Resistant Buildings
Disaster means occurrence of, painful, uncontrolled and very serious conditions. There are various kind of natural disasters such as:
- Volcanic eruptions
- Cyclones
- Earthquakes
- Fire
- Landsliding
- Tsunami (a long high sea wave generated by an earthquake) Flood.
As Earthquakes, cyclone and fire are more frequent, widespread and more disastrous they require special considerations in building design and construction.