Written by
United Consultancy
Ductile detailing, capacity design and the value of good drift limits in Bhutan's context.
Bhutan sits in a high-seismic zone. Ductile detailing at beam-column joints and shear walls in the right places do more for safety than raw section sizes.
We design to capacity principles: the frame yields where we want it to, and the building keeps standing while people leave it safely.
