• Kapil Gandhi
• Bhawani Singh Bhati
• Dr. S.S. Sankhla

Durable and locally available, stone has been used as a construction material since ancient times. Stone houses, palaces, temples, cultural buildings etc. can be found all over the world. Traditional stone masonry dwelling have proven to be extremely vulnerable to earthquake shaking. India faces threats from a large number of natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, droughts, landslides, cyclones and tsunamis. During the period 1990 to 2010, India experienced 9 Damaging earthquakes that have resulted in over 30,000 deaths and caused enormous damage to property, assets and infrastructure. In many cases buildings and structures have proven inadequate to resist earthquake forces and the failure of these can be held responsible for most of the resulting human fatalities. Human and economic losses due to earthquakes are unacceptably high in areas where stone masonry has been used for house construction. Both old and new building of this construction type is at risk in earthquake prone area of the world. The masonry structures are complicated system that required a through and detailed knowledge and information regarding their behavior under seismic loading. This review paper explains the under lying causes for the poor seismic performance of stone masonry building and offers techniques for improving it for both new and existing building. The proposed techniques have been proven in field application, are relatively simple, and can be applied in area with limited artisan skill and tools. An effort has also been made to include some stone masonry construction techniques used in other part of the world, such as Europe, Chaina, etc. We believes that by implementing the recommendations suggested here, the risk to the occupants of non-engineered stone masonry building and their property can be significantly reduced in future earthquakes.

Earthquake-Resistant, Seismic Retrofitting, Stone Masonry Structure, Seismic Deficiencies.

"Improvement of Seismic Performance of Stone Masonry Structure: A Review ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no.398-404, November-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711073.pdf

"Improvement of Seismic Performance of Stone Masonry Structure: A Review ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 11, page no. pp398-404, November-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1711073.pdf