How to find out if my house is earthquake resistant or not?

It is built on loose black soil which cracks in summers and absorbs a lot of water during monsoon. It appears that our new house is tilted (by few cms) during last 4 monsoons it has seen. It is a two story house. We do not have the documents (technical details) of the foundation and structure. The ones that were provided are fake (which is quite normal in India).





Is there an agency/company in central India (Bhopal) which does the survey and declares the safety of houses? If yes what is that agency? Does it have a website?


I could not find anything useful on National Disaster Management website http://www.ndmindia.nic.in/


Thanks in advance for any help!


Vijay

How to find out if my house is earthquake resistant or not?
A "stud finder" from the hardware store may tell you things about what is inside the walls, and ground penetrating radar may help you determine things about the foundation and soil depth. After you build diagrams of what you have, you might be able to find an architect to decide what good it is in an earthquake, or how to strengthen it. An architect might do the drawings too, if you pay a little more.





If other structures in your area are of similar construction, you may be able to sell your work to them, or mine their owner/occupants for information. Fire or demolition may also give you opportunity to learn.





http://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/india/se...


is a map of seismic zones (how bad earthquakes would be)


from


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en%26amp;q=sei...
Reply:wait for one to come.. and test in the really true conditions