INTRODUCTION

 The air travel market of India is one of the fastest growing in the world. With air passenger traffic expected to rise significantly and almost treble the numbers by in the next 20 years, the airlines are expanding their fleet size to meet the current and the projected traffic demand. This has resulted in the need to simultaneously expand and upgrade the airport infrastructure.

 With such massive infrastructures being developed, it becomes equally important to ensure that these structures are also able to stand tall and unaffected within the most adverse natural hazards, that include earthquakes. In India, we are sitting in a seismically active zone, hence, adequate attention in this regard must be given while designing important service or community buildings like airports.

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