Seismic Risk | preetish kakoty

Review of Existing Data and Models for Wellington's Earthquake Risk

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This collaborative project gathers information across domains to build a comprehensive picture of seismic risk in Wellington. Contributions include hazard modelling, infrastructure exposure, vulnerability assessments, and community preparedness studies — across both regional and national scopes.

The review will form the basis for a co-authored paper highlighting the current state of knowledge, gaps in data and modeling approaches, and opportunities for integrated seismic risk modelling in Wellington. It invites participation from researchers and practitioners across disciplines to develop an open and shared foundation for future risk reduction efforts.

📰 Journal Article

Wellington’ Seismic Risk: A State-of-the-Art Review of Data and Models (In preparation)

Preetish Kakoty co-organized a technical session and presented at the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Milan, Italy

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A busy week in Milan attending the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering.

I presented on “Quantifying Variability in the Collapse Risk of Non-ductile Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Buildings” in a session titled Seismic Resilience of Aging Communities. This work is part of my PhD project Collapse Risk of Non-Ductile Concrete Shear Wall Buildings.

I also contributed to a paper “Earthquake insurance penetration in India: opportunities and challenges” that was presented by the lead author Pratim Kalita during the conference.

Additionally, I co-organized a session titled Seismic Risk Models for Decision Support: Advancements and Applications hosting ~40 presentations over multiple sessions. This session was co-organized with Tiegan Hobbs (Geological Survey of Canada) and Robert Chase (Lettis Consultants International).

Collapse Risk of Non-Ductile Concrete Shear Wall Buildings

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0000

This project assesses the collapse risk of older tall buildings in Vancouver that use non-ductile reinforced concrete shear walls (RCSW). These buildings—constructed prior to ductile detailing requirements in the mid-1980s—house thousands of residents, many of whom are low-income or elderly.

The study proposes a data-driven archetype generation framework using a random forest regression model trained on a detailed inventory of 350 buildings. It creates 25 archetypes across five height categories (10–30 stories) and models each using nonlinear response history analysis under hazard-consistent ground motions.

📖 Journal Article

Collapse Risk of Non-Ductile Tall Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Buildings (ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, 2026)

Seismic Risk | preetish kakoty

Review of Existing Data and Models for Wellington's Earthquake Risk

📰 Journal Article

Preetish Kakoty co-organized a technical session and presented at the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Milan, Italy

Collapse Risk of Non-Ductile Concrete Shear Wall Buildings

📖 Journal Article

🎤 Conference Presentation

👥 Collaborators

Seismic Risk | preetish kakoty

Review of Existing Data and Models for Wellington's Earthquake Risk

📰 Related Publication

📰 Journal Article

Preetish Kakoty co-organized a technical session and presented at the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering in Milan, Italy

Collapse Risk of Non-Ductile Concrete Shear Wall Buildings

📰 Related Publication

📖 Journal Article

🎤 Conference Presentation

👥 Collaborators