PUBLISHED: 15 May 2025 at 20: 45
Following recent tremors from Myanmar that were felt as far as Bangkok, the Thailand Structural Engineers Association ( TSEA ) has urged building owners to check and maintain the structural integrity of their properties in order to prepare for future earthquakes.
Professor Amorn Pimanmas, chairman of the organization, stated in a community titled” After the Aftershock” that the disaster occurred along the Sagaing Fault, which extends across Mandalay, Bago, and Yangon.
The spasms affected buildings in the investment despite being more than 1, 000 kilometers away from Bangkok. This problem line may endure us for a very long time. We can only speculate as to when a more effective earthquake does strike, he said.
The event, according to Prof. Amorn, served as an “unintentional check” of Bangkok’s properties. The State Audit Office ( SAO ) building was completely collapsed while the majority of the structures remained intact.
He cited bad design as the main reason for the SAO decline, noting that the lift shaft walls, which are usually a crucial structural support, shifted inward, causing a vertical collapse. The building just fell because it didn’t sway as it was supposed to. That don’t occur, he claimed.
Numerous dozens of houses found structural damage as a result of the earthquake, and lots more discovered small cracks.
Prof. Amorn advised property owners not to obliterate outdated institutions to make them safer. Using modern materials like carbon fiber, which prevents cracking and prevents metal troops from bending, engineers you identify weaknesses and strengthen them.
He even suggested the use of cheap geological sensors, which start at just under 30 000 baht each and can provide crucial real-time information on a house’s stability during an earthquake.
Similar measures to prevent things from falling are common in Japan, such as flexible material foundations and gel pads.
The Srisawat Fault, located just 200 kilometers from Bangkok, is a potential source of quakes of scale 7.8 scale, which caused Prof. Amorn to express problem.
” We also have time to strengthen our houses,” he said, referring to especially the lift shafts that serve as their backbone.
” I hope these issues can be resolved before a stronger, more devastating disaster strikes.”