Post-Fire / Structural Assessment

Post-Fire Detailed Damage Assessments

Contributed to detailed post-fire assessment and repair planning for 44 government buildings, combining field investigation, non-destructive and semi-destructive testing, material testing, structural analysis, repair and retrofit recommendations, cost estimation and reporting.

IOECS · Oct 2025 – Jul 2026

My involvement

I contributed to field investigation and the technical assessment workflow used to understand fire-related damage and identify appropriate repair or strengthening measures. The work connected site observations and test results with structural analysis, repair recommendations, cost estimation and staged technical reporting.

Project scale

44 government buildings

Detailed post-fire damage assessment across government buildings in Kathmandu and Pokhara.

Assessment workflow

Site assessment → NDT/SDT → damage classification → material testing → structural analysis → repair/retrofit → cost estimation → reporting.

The public version of this case study will be reviewed image-by-image before publication because some photographs may show sensitive government facilities.
Technical responsibilities
  • Site visits and detailed fire-damage assessment
  • Rebound Hammer, UPV and Profometer testing
  • Damage classification from insignificant to severe based on field assessment and testing
  • Core carbonation testing and concrete compression testing for residual strength
  • ETABS modeling of severe and code-noncompliant buildings
  • Retrofitting recommendations
  • Localized repair methodology for moderately and insignificantly damaged buildings
  • Full cost estimation for repair methods and other fire-damaged elements
  • Preparation of Preliminary, Test, Draft and Final reports
Field evidence

Field assessment, damage documentation & testing

Selected photographs from the post-fire assessment work, including fire-damaged structures, field documentation and non-destructive testing.

Fire-damaged building and site condition documented during field assessment.
Fire-damaged building and site condition documented during field assessment.
Fire-damaged interior and structural condition.
Fire-damaged interior and structural condition.
Fire-damaged masonry and internal finishes.
Fire-damaged masonry and internal finishes.
Condition survey of fire-affected building elements.
Condition survey of fire-affected building elements.
Detailed documentation of fire-related damage.
Detailed documentation of fire-related damage.
Inspection of damaged structural and architectural elements.
Inspection of damaged structural and architectural elements.
Fire-damaged building exterior and surrounding condition.
Fire-damaged building exterior and surrounding condition.
Field documentation of damaged building components.
Field documentation of damaged building components.
Assessment of fire-damaged interior elements.
Assessment of fire-damaged interior elements.
Detailed condition survey of affected construction.
Detailed condition survey of affected construction.
Fire damage and residual condition recorded during site inspection.
Fire damage and residual condition recorded during site inspection.
Field inspection and damage documentation.
Field inspection and damage documentation.
Assessment of damaged structural/architectural components.
Assessment of damaged structural/architectural components.
Inspection of fire-affected building fabric.
Inspection of fire-affected building fabric.
Field documentation of post-fire damage.
Field documentation of post-fire damage.
Detailed damage assessment of affected building elements.
Detailed damage assessment of affected building elements.
Fire-damaged building condition recorded for assessment.
Fire-damaged building condition recorded for assessment.
Inspection evidence from the post-fire assessment.
Inspection evidence from the post-fire assessment.
Close-up documentation of damaged material.
Close-up documentation of damaged material.
Field testing and condition documentation.
Field testing and condition documentation.
Localized damage observed during post-fire assessment.
Localized damage observed during post-fire assessment.
Long-corridor view documenting extensive fire-related deterioration.
Long-corridor view documenting extensive fire-related deterioration.
Engineer conducting non-destructive testing on a damaged wall.
Engineer conducting non-destructive testing on a damaged wall.
Field inspection and NDT equipment in use.
Field inspection and NDT equipment in use.
Ceiling/beam area inspected for fire-related deterioration.
Ceiling/beam area inspected for fire-related deterioration.
Field Videos

Site documentation

Short field videos showing site conditions and selected areas documented during the post-fire assessment.

Post-fire site conditions and damaged building elements.
Field walkthrough of fire-damaged areas.
Additional field documentation of fire-related damage.
Media added from the previously uploaded post-fire assessment set and the latest field photographs/videos. Sensitive identifiers are not intentionally highlighted.