Interim report on evaluation of fire damaged Administrative Block of Panjab University received
Author(s): City Air NewsChandigarh, June 2, 2017: Interim report on evaluation of fire damaged Administrative Block of Panjab University, Chandigarh has been received which informs that the fire affected portion of the building is repairable/restorab
Chandigarh, June 2, 2017: Interim report on evaluation of fire damaged Administrative Block of Panjab University, Chandigarh has been received which informs that the fire affected portion of the building is repairable/restorable. Their results show enough strength in the principal load carrying members of the fire affected portion.
The report released by Dr.Umesh Kumar Sharma, Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, recommends use of floors over and below the fire affected floors for regular official use. The portion in the second floor shall not be used as precaution to avoid any further spalling in the fire affected first floor due to the movement of people or dragging of furniture in the first floor, the report added. The final report shall be submitted very soon by IIT Roorkee.