http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/index.asp 604 editor@iaeme.com International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology (IJCIET) Volume 8, Issue 4, April 2017, pp. 604–610 Article ID: IJCIET_08_04_068 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/issues.asp?JType=IJCIET&VType=8&IType=4 ISSN Print: 0976-6308 and ISSN Online: 0976-6316 © IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed SEISMIC VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AT VELLORE J. Visuvasam Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India J. Simon Assistant Professor, Department of Civil engineering, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India R. Chandrasekar M. Tech. Structural engineering student, VIT University, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India ABSTRACT The rapid growth of Indian cities in the recent past years has accelerated pressure on the existing buildings and there is a need to develop suitable screening methods for seismic safety of existing buildings relevant to Indian building typologies. Various countries developed different methods for seismic evaluation of existing buildings. These methods consist three level assessments namely rapid visual screening (RVS), preliminary assessment and detailed assessment. This paper presents a study about seismic vulnerability assessment of existing building using rapid visual screening procedure which is the initial stage in the evaluation of existing building takes around 15 to 30 min walk down survey by which structural scores are noted for the existing building according to the building configuration. The structural score less than 0.7 according to RVS data sheet indicates high vulnerability requiring detail evaluation of the building. In this an existing building is initially assessed with RVS and the preliminary assessment i.e. configuration related checks are carried based on as-built dimensions of the building. Key words: Reinforced Concrete Building, Rapid Visual Screening, Preliminary Assessment Cite this Article: J. Visuvasam, J. Simon and R. Chandrasekar, Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Existing Residential Building at Vellore. International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, 8(4), 2017, pp. 604–610. http://www.iaeme.com/IJCIET/issues.asp?JType=IJCIET&VType=8&IType=4