Srinagar city - known as the heart of Kashmir, is one of the growing city in the northern part of India. With the
population increment by 12 times from 1901 to 2011, there is a need to manage the growing population of the city to prevent the
overburdening of resources and amenities in the city. The city falls in Zone V [Indian Standard 1893 (Part 1) 2002], the highestrisk earthquake zone, leading to many restrictions in construction as the city is more vulnerable to frequent earthquakes. The
land resources are limited, and to fit in the population in this limited land resource, vertical construction is very necessary.
Therefore, to make vertical housing or vertical construction workable in Kashmir, keeping in mind the increasing urbanization
as well as the seismicity, ductile detailing is a very important and a good idea. Ductile detailing approach aims at fulfilling the
Earthquake safety requirement demands of a reinforced concrete structure as per IS 13920.
